list_mailboxes

What list_mailboxes does on AirMCP

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

Why list_mailboxes is rated Low

This is a straightforward read operation that retrieves organizational and status information from the mail system. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute anything. While the tool exposes information about email accounts (which could inform subsequent actions), the tool itself is purely informational.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_mailboxes' and description 'List all mailboxes across accounts with unread counts' both indicate a retrieval operation that queries mail system state without modifying, deleting, or executing code.

The rule that runs list_mailboxes safely

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

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "list_mailboxes": {}
  }
}

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