AI agents call profile_show to retrieve information from It2mcp without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and displays profile information from iTerm2, which is a read-only operation with no side effects. It does not execute commands, modify data, delete resources, or involve financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could only view iTerm2 profile configurations, which may contain sensitive information but cannot cause direct system damage or data loss.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'profile_show' and description 'Show detailed information about an iTerm2 profile' indicate retrieval of profile configuration data without modification or execution.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Show detailed information about an iTerm2 profile. It is categorised as a Read tool in the It2mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the It2 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for profile_show: 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 It2mcp. Nothing to install.
profile_show 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 profile_show 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 profile_show. 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.
profile_show is provided by the It2 MCP server (urjitbhatia/it2mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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