# list_backups

List Firestore backups.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `list_backups`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/list-backups

## Facts

- Tool: `list_backups`
- Server: Mcp (`https://firestore.googleapis.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://firestore.googleapis.com/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `filter` | string | no | An expression that filters the list of returned backups. A filter expression consists of a field name, a comparison operator, and a value for filtering. The val |
| `parent` | string | yes | Required. The location to list backups from. Format is `projects/{project}/locations/{location}`. Use `{location} = '-'` to list backups from all locations for |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "list_backups",
    "arguments": {
      "parent": "<parent>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why list_backups is rated Low

Even though list_backups only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.

## Use case

AI agents call list_backups to retrieve information from 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 Mcp:

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

## Other tools on Mcp (22)

- `delete_backup` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/delete-backup.md
- `delete_backup_schedule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/delete-backup-schedule.md
- `delete_database` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/delete-database.md
- `delete_document` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/delete-document.md
- `delete_index` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/delete-index.md
- `get_backup` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/get-backup.md
- `get_backup_schedule` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/get-backup-schedule.md
- `get_database` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/get-database.md
- `get_document` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/get-document.md
- `get_index` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/get-index.md
- `list_backup_schedules` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/list-backup-schedules.md
- `list_collections` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/list-collections.md
- `list_databases` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/list-databases.md
- `list_documents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/list-documents.md
- `list_indexes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/list-indexes.md
- `add_document` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/add-document.md
- `create_backup_schedule` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/create-backup-schedule.md
- `create_database` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/create-database.md
- `create_index` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/create-index.md
- `update_backup_schedule` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/update-backup-schedule.md
- `update_database` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/update-database.md
- `update_document` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp/update-document.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=com-googleapis-firestore-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-googleapis-firestore-mcp