# listFolders

List all user folders.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `listFolders`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-homenshum-nodebench/listfolders

## Facts

- Tool: `listFolders`
- Server: Nodebench (`nodebench-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-homenshum-nodebench.md
- Install: `npx -y nodebench-mcp`
- Homepage: https://github.com/HomenShum/nodebench-ai
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "listFolders",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why listFolders is rated Low

This tool retrieves folder information from the user's filesystem or storage system. The verb 'list' and the absence of any modification language (create, update, delete) clearly indicate a read-only operation with no side effects. Severity is low because folder enumeration has minimal blast radius unless the system contains highly sensitive structural information, which is not indicated here.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'listFolders' and description 'List all user folders' indicate a query operation that retrieves data without modification."

Risk signals: Bulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets

## Use case

AI agents call listFolders 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Nodebench:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "listFolders": {}
  }
}
```

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- `deleteAgentMemory` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-homenshum-nodebench/deleteagentmemory.md
- `removeDocumentFromFolder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-homenshum-nodebench/removedocumentfromfolder.md
- `share_revoke_packet_link` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-homenshum-nodebench/share-revoke-packet-link.md
- `unload_toolset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-homenshum-nodebench/unload-toolset.md
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## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-homenshum-nodebench · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-homenshum-nodebench