pay_tab_list
List all tabs. Use to review tab health and optimize fund usage.\n\n
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What pay_tab_list does on Pay Mcp
AI agents call pay_tab_list to retrieve information from Pay Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why pay_tab_list is rated Low
This tool retrieves and displays existing tab data without creating, modifying, deleting, or moving funds. It is a read-only operation that queries financial information but does not execute payments or transactions. The severity is low because misuse would only expose data visibility, not enable financial transfers or irreversible changes.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'pay_tab_list' and description 'List all tabs' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no side effects. The stated purpose is to 'review tab health and optimize fund usage,' which is purely informational.
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The rule that runs pay_tab_list safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Pay Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For pay_tab_list, this is the rule to start with:
pay_tab_list 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 Pay Mcp, apply this rule, and every pay_tab_list call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about pay_tab_list
List all tabs. Use to review tab health and optimize fund usage.\n\n. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Pay Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Pay MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for pay_tab_list: 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 Pay Mcp. Nothing to install.
pay_tab_list 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 pay_tab_list 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 pay_tab_list. 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.
pay_tab_list is provided by the Pay MCP server (@pay-skill/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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