Get the count of contacts matching a smart list
AI agents call get_smart_list_count to retrieve information from GoHighLevel MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only operation that queries and returns aggregated contact count information. It does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or involve financial transactions. The action is informational only with no side effects on the CRM data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_smart_list_count' and description 'Get the count of contacts matching a smart list' indicate a query operation that retrieves count data without modification or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_smart_list_count gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and GoHighLevel MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_smart_list_count:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_smart_list_count": {}
}
}get_smart_list_count is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get the count of contacts matching a smart list. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GoHighLevel MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the GoHighLevel MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_smart_list_count: 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 GoHighLevel MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_smart_list_count 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 get_smart_list_count 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 get_smart_list_count. 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.
get_smart_list_count is provided by the GoHighLevel MCP Server MCP server (busybee3333/go-high-level-mcp-2026-complete). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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