listDocuments
List all user documents sorted by last modified (most recent first, up to 200).
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What listDocuments does on Nodebench
AI agents call listDocuments to retrieve information from Nodebench without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why listDocuments is rated Low
This tool queries and returns a sorted list of documents without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a pure read operation with a bounded result set (up to 200 items). The low severity reflects minimal blast radius—an agent misuse would only expose document metadata, not cause irreversible harm or execute code.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'listDocuments' combined with description 'List all user documents sorted by last modified' indicates a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs listDocuments safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Nodebench, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For listDocuments, this is the rule to start with:
listDocuments 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 Nodebench, apply this rule, and every listDocuments call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about listDocuments
List all user documents sorted by last modified (most recent first, up to 200). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Nodebench MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Nodebench MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for listDocuments: 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 Nodebench. Nothing to install.
listDocuments 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 listDocuments 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 listDocuments. 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.
listDocuments is provided by the Nodebench MCP server (nodebench-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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