AI agents call find_bytes to retrieve information from Ida Domain without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Based on naming convention and context as a reverse engineering tool on an IDA Pro MCP server, find_bytes most likely searches for byte sequences in loaded binaries without modification. This is a typical Read operation common in static analysis workflows. Confidence is moderate due to empty description; if it could modify the binary or execute code, classification would differ.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'find_bytes' suggests searching or querying for byte patterns in a binary database, consistent with read-only reverse engineering analysis. No description provided to confirm scope.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access find_bytes gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Ida Domain, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for find_bytes:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"find_bytes": {}
}
}find_bytes is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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find_bytes. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ida Domain MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ida Domain MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_bytes: 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 Ida Domain. Nothing to install.
find_bytes 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 find_bytes 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 find_bytes. 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.
find_bytes is provided by the Ida Domain MCP server (xxyyue/ida_domain_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Ida Domain, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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