Scan_Ships
AI agents call Scan_Ships to retrieve information from SpaceTraders MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The verb 'scan' predominantly indicates passive data gathering (detecting/discovering information about nearby ships) rather than modification, deletion, execution, or financial operations. In the context of a space trading game API, scanning ships is a reconnaissance action.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'Scan_Ships' suggests a reconnaissance or observation operation. No description provided, but 'scan' typically implies querying or detecting information about ships without modifying state.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Scan_Ships. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SpaceTraders MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the SpaceTraders MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for Scan_Ships: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches SpaceTraders MCP Server. Nothing to install.
Scan_Ships is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the Scan_Ships rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for Scan_Ships. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
Scan_Ships is provided by the SpaceTraders MCP Server MCP server (thevalverde/spacetraders-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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