List all services and their running status (SMB, NFS, SSH, etc.).
AI agents call list_services to retrieve information from Truenas Ws without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves the current state of services without causing side effects. It is purely informational—listing services and their status does not create, modify, delete, or execute anything. The read-only nature and low blast radius (information disclosure only) justify low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_services' combined with description 'List all services and their running status' indicates a query/retrieval operation with no modification or execution of services.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all services and their running status (SMB, NFS, SSH, etc.). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Truenas Ws MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Truenas Ws MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_services: 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 Truenas Ws. Nothing to install.
list_services 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 list_services 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 list_services. 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.
list_services is provided by the Truenas Ws MCP server (thoriphes/truenas-ws-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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