list_goals

What list_goals does on Coach AI

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

Why list_goals is rated Low

This tool queries and returns existing goal data without creating, modifying, or deleting any information. It has no side effects and presents minimal risk if misused by an AI agent—the worst case would be disclosure of the user's existing goals, which is a read-only concern. The persistence memory system mentioned in the server description stores user data, but this tool only accesses it passively.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_goals' and description 'List all goals' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution capability.

The rule that runs list_goals safely

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

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

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