Get the current cargo inventory of a ship.
AI agents call View_Ship_Cargo 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.
This tool simply retrieves and displays the current state of a ship's cargo hold. It has no side effects, does not modify game state, and poses minimal risk even if called repeatedly or with incorrect arguments. The worst outcome would be retrieving information about the wrong ship, which causes no harm.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get the current cargo inventory of a ship' - a query operation that retrieves data without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the current cargo inventory of a ship. 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 View_Ship_Cargo: 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.
View_Ship_Cargo 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 View_Ship_Cargo 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 View_Ship_Cargo. 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.
View_Ship_Cargo 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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