list_panels

List all available expert panels with their descriptions and agent counts.

SERVERMeta Council SOURCEhttps://meta-council.com/mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/com-meta-council-decision-intelligence/list-panels.md

WHAT IT DOES

What list_panels does on Meta Council

AI agents call list_panels to retrieve information from Meta Council without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why list_panels is rated Low

This tool retrieves and displays metadata about expert panels (their descriptions and agent counts) without side effects. It is a pure read operation, comparable to listing or fetching data. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius—exposure would only leak information about panel structure and composition.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_panels' and description 'List all available expert panels with their descriptions and agent counts' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification, creation, deletion, or execution of external operations.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs list_panels safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Meta Council, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_panels, this is the rule to start with:

list_panels Allowed

list_panels is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "list_panels": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Meta Council, apply this rule, and every list_panels call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about list_panels

What does the list_panels tool do? +

List all available expert panels with their descriptions and agent counts. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Meta Council MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on list_panels? +

Register the Meta Council MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_panels: 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 Meta Council. Nothing to install.

What risk level is list_panels? +

list_panels is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit list_panels? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list_panels 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.

How do I block list_panels completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for list_panels. 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.

What MCP server provides list_panels? +

list_panels is provided by the Meta Council MCP server (https://meta-council.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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