List all ranges (admin only). Args: user_id: Optional user ID (must be admin) Returns: List of all ranges in the system
AI agents call list_ranges 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 queries and retrieves information about ranges in the Ludus cyber range system. The 'List' operation is purely informational with no side effects. Although it is admin-only (access-controlled), the action itself is a simple read operation that does not alter system state.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_ranges' and description 'List all ranges' indicates data retrieval with no modification or side effects. Returns 'List of all ranges in the system' without creating, modifying, or deleting any data.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_ranges 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_ranges:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_ranges": {}
}
}list_ranges 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 ranges (admin only). Args: user_id: Optional user ID (must be admin) Returns: List of all ranges in the system. 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_ranges: 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_ranges 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_ranges 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_ranges. 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_ranges 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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