# list_backup_collections

List all Memorystore for Valkey backup collections.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `list_backup_collections`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/list-backup-collections

## Facts

- Tool: `list_backup_collections`
- Server: Mcp (`https://memorystore.googleapis.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://memorystore.googleapis.com/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `parent` | string | yes | Required. The resource name of the backupCollection location using the form: `projects/{project_id}/locations/{location_id}` where `location_id` refers to a Goo |
| `pageSize` | integer | no | Optional. The maximum number of items to return. If not specified, a default value of 1000 will be used by the service. Regardless of the page_size value, the r |
| `pageToken` | string | no | Optional. The `next_page_token` value returned from a previous `ListBackupCollections` request, if any. |

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_backup_collections",
    "arguments": {
      "parent": "<parent>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why list_backup_collections is rated Low

This tool retrieves and enumerates backup collections from Memorystore for Valkey. It performs a read-only operation with no side effects, data modification, or irreversible actions. The verb 'list' is characteristic of Read category operations.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'list_backup_collections' and description 'List all Memorystore for Valkey backup collections' indicate a query operation that retrieves information without modifying state."

## Use case

AI agents call list_backup_collections 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_backup_collections": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp (13)

- `delete_backup` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/delete-backup.md
- `delete_instance` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/delete-instance.md
- `get_backup` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/get-backup.md
- `get_backup_collection` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/get-backup-collection.md
- `get_certificate_authority` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/get-certificate-authority.md
- `get_instance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/get-instance.md
- `list_backups` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/list-backups.md
- `list_instances` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/list-instances.md
- `backup_instance` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/backup-instance.md
- `create_instance` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/create-instance.md
- `export_backup` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/export-backup.md
- `reschedule_maintenance` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/reschedule-maintenance.md
- `update_instance` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp/update-instance.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-memorystore-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-googleapis-memorystore-mcp