Run read-only hardware detection Tcl. This never programs a device.
AI agents call vivado_detect_devices to retrieve information from Vivado Mcp Agent without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Hardware detection is a query operation that retrieves information about connected FPGA devices without modifying state, programming hardware, or executing arbitrary code on the target. It is a safe introspection tool with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Run read-only hardware detection Tcl' and explicitly declares 'This never programs a device.' The read-only qualifier and explicit statement about not programming hardware indicate this performs detection/enumeration only.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Run read-only hardware detection Tcl. This never programs a device. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Vivado Mcp Agent MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Vivado Mcp Agent MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for vivado_detect_devices: 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 Vivado Mcp Agent. Nothing to install.
vivado_detect_devices 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 vivado_detect_devices 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 vivado_detect_devices. 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.
vivado_detect_devices is provided by the Vivado Mcp Agent MCP server (wangyuxin0707/vivado-mcp-agent). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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