list_installed_apps_data
List all installed applications and their data directories.
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What list_installed_apps_data does on Android Forensics ADB MCP Server
AI agents call list_installed_apps_data to retrieve information from Android Forensics ADB MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why list_installed_apps_data is rated Low
This tool performs a read-only enumeration of installed apps and their data locations. It retrieves forensic metadata that an investigator needs for acquisition planning, but does not modify, execute, or delete anything. While it may expose sensitive data paths in a forensic context, the tool itself is non-destructive and non-executable.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'List all installed applications and their data directories' — a query operation that retrieves information without modification, deletion, or execution.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs list_installed_apps_data safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Android Forensics ADB MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_installed_apps_data, this is the rule to start with:
list_installed_apps_data is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Android Forensics ADB MCP Server, apply this rule, and every list_installed_apps_data call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_installed_apps_data
List all installed applications and their data directories. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Android Forensics ADB MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Android Forensics ADB MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_installed_apps_data: 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 Android Forensics ADB MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_installed_apps_data 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 list_installed_apps_data 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 list_installed_apps_data. 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.
list_installed_apps_data is provided by the Android Forensics ADB MCP Server MCP server (0x-professor/droidforensics-suite). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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