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What list-notes does on Frontmcp
AI agents call list-notes to retrieve information from Frontmcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why list-notes is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries existing notes without creating, modifying, or deleting any data. It performs a straightforward read operation with no side effects, matching the Read category definition. Severity is low because listing notes has minimal blast radius even if misused by an AI agent—it only exposes whatever notes the authenticated user already has access to.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list-notes' and description 'List all notes' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs list-notes safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Frontmcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list-notes, this is the rule to start with:
list-notes 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 Frontmcp, apply this rule, and every list-notes call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list-notes
List all notes. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Frontmcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Front MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list-notes: 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 Frontmcp. Nothing to install.
list-notes 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-notes 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-notes. 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-notes is provided by the Front MCP server (agentfront/frontmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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