AI agents call gamma_list_folders 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 tool retrieves folder information from the user's system. The verb 'list' and the retrieval-only nature of the operation classify it as a Read action with no destructive or modifying capability. Severity is low because listing folders poses minimal risk even if invoked by an agent; it gathers metadata without altering state.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'list' and description states 'List folders in the user' — a query operation that retrieves data without side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access gamma_list_folders 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 gamma_list_folders:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"gamma_list_folders": {}
}
}gamma_list_folders is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List folders in the user\. 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 gamma_list_folders: 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.
gamma_list_folders 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 gamma_list_folders 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 gamma_list_folders. 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.
gamma_list_folders 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.
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