list_sow_documents
List Statements of Work. Each SOW defines scope, timeline, milestones, and payment terms for a development project.
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What list_sow_documents does on Businys
AI agents call list_sow_documents to retrieve information from Businys without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why list_sow_documents is rated Low
This tool retrieves existing SOW records for viewing purposes. While SOWs contain sensitive business and financial information, the tool itself performs no write, delete, or execute operations—it only queries and returns data. The blast radius of misuse is limited to information disclosure rather than modification or financial action.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_sow_documents' and description 'List Statements of Work' indicate a retrieval/query operation with no modification or deletion of data.
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The rule that runs list_sow_documents safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Businys, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_sow_documents, this is the rule to start with:
list_sow_documents is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Businys, apply this rule, and every list_sow_documents call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_sow_documents
List Statements of Work. Each SOW defines scope, timeline, milestones, and payment terms for a development project. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Businys MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Businys MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_sow_documents: 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 Businys. Nothing to install.
list_sow_documents 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 list_sow_documents 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 list_sow_documents. 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.
list_sow_documents is provided by the Businys MCP server (@businys/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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