MITRE ATLAS 2026.09 / technique reference
AML.T0017.002
AI Agent Tools
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Adversaries may develop or materially adapt tools, integrations, or tool servers designed to extend the capabilities of an AI agent. These capabilities may allow an agent to interact with operating systems, browsers, networks, cloud services, data stores, software repositories, identity systems, or other external resources.
AI agent tools may be implemented as Model Context Protocol servers, plugins, skills, connectors, function libraries, computer-use adapters, execution brokers, remote APIs, or similar model-callable interfaces. Development may include creating executable functionality, model-visible tool descriptions, procedural instructions, input schemas, authentication methods, permission handling, or packaging needed to make a capability available to an agent.
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