List all hosts in range. Args: user_id: Optional user ID (admin only) Returns: List of hosts
AI agents call list_hosts to retrieve information from Ludus FastMCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves or queries information about hosts in a cyber range environment without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It is a straightforward read operation that returns data. The admin-only parameter for user_id suggests access restrictions but does not elevate the risk category. Even in a cyber range context, listing hosts poses minimal risk as it only exposes inventory information.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_hosts' and description states it 'List all hosts in range' with a return value of 'List of hosts'.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_hosts gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Ludus FastMCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_hosts:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_hosts": {}
}
}list_hosts is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List all hosts in range. Args: user_id: Optional user ID (admin only) Returns: List of hosts. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ludus FastMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ludus Fast MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_hosts: 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 Ludus FastMCP. Nothing to install.
list_hosts 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_hosts 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_hosts. 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_hosts is provided by the Ludus Fast MCP server (tjnull/ludus-fastmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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