# list_channel_permission_overwrites

List one deterministic bounded page of role and member permission overwrites for an exact readable Discord channel. Threads report their inherited parent overwrite source. Known permissions are named while arbitrary-width unknown bits remain explicit decimal evidence. Results are never persisted.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `list_channel_permission_overwrites`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/list-channel-permission-overwrites

## Facts

- Tool: `list_channel_permission_overwrites`
- Server: GuildControl MCP (`guildctl`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord.md
- Install: `npx -y guildctl`
- Homepage: https://github.com/j-256/guildcontrol
- 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": "list_channel_permission_overwrites",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why list_channel_permission_overwrites is rated Low

Retrieves channel permission data without modification, deletion, or side effects.

From the tool's own definition: "List permission overwrites; deterministic bounded page; results never persisted"

## Use case

AI agents call list_channel_permission_overwrites to retrieve information from GuildControl MCP 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 GuildControl MCP:

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

## Other tools on GuildControl MCP (257)

- `delete_messages` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/delete-messages.md
- `execute_bulk_guild_ban` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-bulk-guild-ban.md
- `execute_channel_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-channel-deletion.md
- `execute_direct_message_change` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-direct-message-change.md
- `execute_guild_application_command_change` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-guild-application-command-change.md
- `execute_guild_departure` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-guild-departure.md
- `execute_guild_integration_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-guild-integration-deletion.md
- `execute_guild_prune` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-guild-prune.md
- `execute_invite_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-invite-deletion.md
- `execute_poll_end` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-poll-end.md
- `execute_role_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-role-deletion.md
- `execute_webhook_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-webhook-deletion.md
- `execute_webhook_message_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-webhook-message-deletion.md
- `plan_channel_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-channel-deletion.md
- `plan_direct_message_change` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-direct-message-change.md
- `plan_guild_departure` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-guild-departure.md
- `plan_guild_integration_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-guild-integration-deletion.md
- `plan_invite_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-invite-deletion.md
- `plan_message_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-message-deletion.md
- `plan_poll_end` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-poll-end.md
- `plan_role_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-role-deletion.md
- `plan_webhook_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-webhook-deletion.md
- `plan_webhook_message_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-webhook-message-deletion.md
- `compile_component_template` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/compile-component-template.md
- `execute_announcement_crosspost` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-announcement-crosspost.md
- `execute_application_emoji_change` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-application-emoji-change.md
- `execute_application_entitlement_consumption` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-application-entitlement-consumption.md
- `execute_application_intent_enablement` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-application-intent-enablement.md
- `execute_application_test_entitlement_change` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-application-test-entitlement-change.md
- `execute_automod_change` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-automod-change.md
- …and 227 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord.md

## For agents

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- 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)
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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord