List GA4 properties visible to the authenticated user, optionally filtered by account_id or property_id. Returns a flat list — easier to consume than ga_list_account_summaries when you just want property IDs.
AI agents call ga_list_properties to retrieve information from Apple Shortcuts without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a straightforward data retrieval tool that queries Google Analytics 4 properties and returns them filtered by optional parameters. It does not modify, execute external operations, delete, or commit financial transactions. The blast radius is minimal—the worst outcome is disclosure of existing GA4 property metadata already visible to the authenticated user.
From the tool's definition Tool 'ga_list_properties' performs a list/query operation that 'List[s] GA4 properties visible to the authenticated user' and returns a flat list of data. The description explicitly indicates a retrieval action with no side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ga_list_properties gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Apple Shortcuts, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for ga_list_properties:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"ga_list_properties": {}
}
}ga_list_properties is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List GA4 properties visible to the authenticated user, optionally filtered by account_id or property_id. Returns a flat list — easier to consume than ga_list_account_summaries when you just want property IDs. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apple Shortcuts MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Apple Shortcuts MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ga_list_properties: 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 Apple Shortcuts. Nothing to install.
ga_list_properties 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 ga_list_properties 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 ga_list_properties. 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.
ga_list_properties is provided by the Apple Shortcuts MCP server (@mindstone/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Apple Shortcuts, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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