Get the launch command for an app by name.
AI agents call cond_get_app_cmd to retrieve information from TermPipe MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves metadata (a launch command string) without modifying state, executing code, or triggering side effects. It is purely informational lookup. The low severity reflects that misuse would only expose application configuration details, not enable command execution or data destruction on its own.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'cond_get_app_cmd' and description 'Get the launch command for an app by name' indicate a read-only query operation that retrieves information about how to launch an application.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the launch command for an app by name. It is categorised as a Read tool in the TermPipe MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the TermPipe MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cond_get_app_cmd: 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 TermPipe MCP. Nothing to install.
cond_get_app_cmd 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 cond_get_app_cmd 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 cond_get_app_cmd. 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.
cond_get_app_cmd is provided by the TermPipe MCP server (wbind-core/termpipe-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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