list_people
List people with optional filtering and pagination
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What list_people does on Twenty CRM MCP Server
AI agents call list_people to retrieve information from Twenty CRM MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why list_people is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves a list of people from the CRM database. The use of 'list' combined with 'filtering and pagination' parameters confirms it is a read-only operation that does not create, modify, delete, or execute any actions. The blast radius is minimal as it only returns data without altering system state.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_people' and description 'List people with optional filtering and pagination' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
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The rule that runs list_people safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Twenty CRM MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_people, this is the rule to start with:
list_people is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Twenty CRM MCP Server, apply this rule, and every list_people call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_people
List people with optional filtering and pagination. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Twenty CRM MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Twenty CRM MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_people: 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 Twenty CRM MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_people 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 list_people 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 list_people. 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.
list_people is provided by the Twenty CRM MCP Server MCP server (denisalmeida/twenty-crm-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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