List all auto-moderation rules in the Discord server. Returns rule details including triggers, actions, and exemptions.
AI agents call list_automod_rules to retrieve information from Discord without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool merely lists/retrieves existing auto-moderation rule configurations. It has no ability to create, modify, delete, or execute actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker gains visibility into moderation settings but cannot alter them or cause harm. This is a straightforward read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_automod_rules' and description 'List all auto-moderation rules' indicate a retrieval operation. The phrase 'Returns rule details' confirms it queries and retrieves data without modification or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_automod_rules gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Discord, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_automod_rules:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_automod_rules": {}
}
}list_automod_rules is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List all auto-moderation rules in the Discord server. Returns rule details including triggers, actions, and exemptions. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Discord MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Discord MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_automod_rules: 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 Discord. Nothing to install.
list_automod_rules 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_automod_rules 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_automod_rules. 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_automod_rules is provided by the Discord MCP server (hardheadhackerhead/discord-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Discord, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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