AI agents call ListAHORunCaches to retrieve information from Amazon Translate MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The 'List' prefix strongly indicates a read-only operation that retrieves or queries existing data without modification. However, empty description and the tool name's mismatch with the stated server focus (Amazon Translate) reduces confidence. If this tool retrieves cached translation runs or similar data, it would be a Read operation with low severity—listing operations typically have minimal blast radius.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'ListAHORunCaches' suggests a read operation (List prefix indicates retrieval/query of cached data). Description is empty, limiting certainty.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ListAHORunCaches gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Amazon Translate MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for ListAHORunCaches:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"ListAHORunCaches": {}
}
} ListAHORunCaches is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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ListAHORunCaches. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Amazon Translate MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Amazon Translate MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ListAHORunCaches: 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 Amazon Translate MCP Server. Nothing to install.
ListAHORunCaches 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 ListAHORunCaches 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 ListAHORunCaches. 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.
ListAHORunCaches is provided by the Amazon Translate MCP Server MCP server (awslabs.amazon-translate-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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