List Search Console properties available to the authenticated account.
AI agents call gsc_list_sites to retrieve information from SEO Analytics MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns a list of Search Console properties. It performs a read-only operation that retrieves existing data without modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could at most discover which Search Console properties are accessible, which is informational rather than harmful.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'gsc_list_sites' and description 'List Search Console properties available to the authenticated account' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List Search Console properties available to the authenticated account. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SEO Analytics MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the SEO Analytics MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gsc_list_sites: 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 SEO Analytics MCP. Nothing to install.
gsc_list_sites 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 gsc_list_sites 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 gsc_list_sites. 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.
gsc_list_sites is provided by the SEO Analytics MCP server (jafforgehq/google-analytics-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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