list_folders_tool

What list_folders_tool does on Obsidian MCP Server

AI agents call list_folders_tool to retrieve information from Obsidian 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_folders_tool is rated Low

List operations retrieve and query directory structure with no modification, deletion, or execution of code. The tool appears to enumerate folder contents in an Obsidian vault, which is a read-only information retrieval action. While the description is empty, the name and context from sibling tools (which include write, delete, and execute operations) suggest this is purely informational.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_folders_tool' which performs a listing/enumeration operation. Server description indicates the tool set includes high-performance indexing and searching capabilities for organizing notes without side effects for read operations.

The rule that runs list_folders_tool safely

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

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

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