# marchward_list_agents

List the agents registered under your account, with their IDs, status, last-seen time, and bound policy. Use to find an agentId or check what is under governance.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `marchward_list_agents`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-marchward-mcp-server/marchward-list-agents

## Facts

- Tool: `marchward_list_agents`
- Server: Mcp Server (`@marchward/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-marchward-mcp-server.md
- Install: `npx -y @marchward/mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/marchward/marchward
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "marchward_list_agents",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why marchward_list_agents is rated Low

This tool queries account metadata and agent registry information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It is purely informational retrieval. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could enumerate registered agents but cannot escalate their access or cause irreversible harm through listing alone.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name contains 'list', description states 'List the agents registered under your account' with retrieval of 'IDs, status, last-seen time, and bound policy' — classic read operation with no data modification or side effects."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "marchward_list_agents": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp Server (6)

- `marchward_authorize` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-marchward-mcp-server/marchward-authorize.md
- `marchward_execute` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-marchward-mcp-server/marchward-execute.md
- `marchward_check_coverage` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-marchward-mcp-server/marchward-check-coverage.md
- `marchward_get_decisions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-marchward-mcp-server/marchward-get-decisions.md
- `marchward_bind_policy` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-marchward-mcp-server/marchward-bind-policy.md
- `marchward_register_agent` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-marchward-mcp-server/marchward-register-agent.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=ai-marchward-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/ai-marchward-mcp-server