List contents of a directory on the device.
AI agents call list_remote_directory 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 performs a non-destructive read operation that enumerates files and folders on a remote Android device. It has no side effects, does not execute code or shell commands, does not modify device state, and does not move data. While it is part of a forensics platform with access to sensitive device data, the tool itself is purely informational.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_remote_directory' and description 'List contents of a directory on the device' indicate a query operation that retrieves directory listing information without modifying, executing code, or deleting data.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_remote_directory gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Android Forensics ADB MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_remote_directory:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_remote_directory": {}
}
}list_remote_directory is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List contents of a directory 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_remote_directory: 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_remote_directory 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_remote_directory 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_remote_directory. 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_remote_directory 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.
Start from Android Forensics ADB MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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