AI agents call sort_items to retrieve information from TinyFn without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
items | string | Yes | Comma-separated items to sort |
order | string | — | Sort order (asc or desc) |
numeric | boolean | — | Sort as numbers |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Sorting is a deterministic computational operation with no side effects—it retrieves and reorganizes existing data but does not create, modify, delete, or execute external operations. This aligns with the 'Read' category for operations that query or process data without persistent changes.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'sort_items' and description 'Sort a list of items' indicate a read-only operation that orders data without modifying, creating, or deleting it.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Sort a list of items. It is categorised as a Read tool in the TinyFn MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
sort_items accepts 3 parameters: items, order, numeric. Required: items. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the TinyFn MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sort_items: 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 TinyFn. Nothing to install.
sort_items 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 sort_items 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 sort_items. 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.
sort_items is provided by the TinyFn MCP server (https://api.tinyfn.io/mcp/all/). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
sort_items is one line of TinyFn's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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