List all scheduled events in the Discord server. Returns event details including name, time, status, and type.
AI agents call list_events 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.
The tool retrieves and displays information about scheduled events without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. It is purely informational, fitting the Read category. Severity is low because listing events poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent—it only exposes existing event metadata without enabling modifications or destructive actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_events' and description 'List all scheduled events in the Discord server. Returns event details...' indicate a read-only query operation with no side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_events 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_events:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_events": {}
}
}list_events 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 scheduled events in the Discord server. Returns event details including name, time, status, and type. 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_events: 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_events 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_events 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_events. 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_events 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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