List all documents stored in the RAG system. Optionally filter by tags.
AI agents call list_documents to retrieve information from RAG Document Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves and enumerates documents without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a pure query operation that returns metadata about stored documents. The optional tag filtering is still a read-only operation. No destructive, financial, or code execution capabilities are present.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_documents' and description states it 'List[s] all documents stored in the RAG system. Optionally filter by tags.' This is a retrieval/listing operation with no side effects.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all documents stored in the RAG system. Optionally filter by tags. It is categorised as a Read tool in the RAG Document Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the RAG Document Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_documents: 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 RAG Document Server. Nothing to install.
list_documents 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 list_documents 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 list_documents. 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.
list_documents is provided by the RAG Document Server MCP server (jaimeferj/mcp-rag-docs). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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