list_patterns

What list_patterns does on 3ilm

AI agents call list_patterns to retrieve information from 3ilm without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why list_patterns is rated Low

Despite the empty description, the tool name 'list_patterns' strongly suggests it retrieves or enumerates a collection of patterns, likely security or vulnerability patterns given the context of sibling tools. This is a passive read operation with no side effects. The absence of a description lowers confidence slightly, but the semantic meaning of 'list_' is reliable enough to classify confidently as Read.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_patterns' combined with sibling tools 'get_pattern_details' and 'search_vulnerabilities' indicates a query/retrieval operation. The 'list' prefix is characteristic of Read operations that enumerate data without modification.

The rule that runs list_patterns safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and 3ilm, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_patterns, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "list_patterns": {}
  }
}

Questions about list_patterns