article-list

List long-form article metadata (NIP-23, kind 30023) by author — titles, slugs, summaries, and dates without full content. Accepts any identifier: name, NIP-05, npub, or hex pubkey.

SERVERNostr Bray SOURCEnostr-bray

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

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WHAT IT DOES

What article-list does on Nostr Bray

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

RISK

Why article-list is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves article metadata (titles, slugs, summaries, dates) without modifying or deleting data. It has no side effects beyond reading information from the Nostr network. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius — metadata exposure is informational only. Confidence is high due to explicit 'list' and 'metadata' language in the description.

From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'List long-form article metadata' and 'without full content', with qualifier 'Accepts any identifier' for querying. The action is retrieval only.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs article-list safely

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

article-list Allowed

article-list 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": {
    "article-list": {}
  }
}

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

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Nostr Bray, apply this rule, and every article-list call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about article-list

What does the article-list tool do? +

List long-form article metadata (NIP-23, kind 30023) by author — titles, slugs, summaries, and dates without full content. Accepts any identifier: name, NIP-05, npub, or hex pubkey. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Nostr Bray MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on article-list? +

Register the Nostr Bray MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for article-list: 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 Nostr Bray. Nothing to install.

What risk level is article-list? +

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

Can I rate-limit article-list? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the article-list 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 article-list completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for article-list. 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 article-list? +

article-list is provided by the Nostr Bray MCP server (nostr-bray). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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