List all installed packages on the device
AI agents call list_installed_packages to retrieve information from Android Forensics ADB MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves metadata about installed applications on an Android device. It performs no write operations, does not execute arbitrary commands, does not delete data, and does not involve financial transactions. While the Android Forensics ADB context involves sensitive investigation tools, this specific tool is a simple enumeration/read operation with no side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_installed_packages' and description 'List all installed packages on the device' indicate a query operation that retrieves information without modification or execution of commands on the device.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all installed packages on the device. 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_packages: 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_packages 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_packages 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_packages. 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_packages 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.
list_installed_packages is one line of Android Forensics ADB MCP Server's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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