List all panes in a window.
AI agents call list_panes to retrieve information from TmuxControlLib MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only operation that queries and returns information about existing tmux panes. It retrieves data about terminal session structure without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The blast radius is minimal as misuse would only expose information about existing panes rather than affecting system state or executing arbitrary commands.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_panes' and description 'List all panes in a window' indicate retrieval/querying of pane information without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all panes in a window. It is categorised as a Read tool in the TmuxControlLib MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the TmuxControlLib MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_panes: 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 TmuxControlLib MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_panes 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_panes 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_panes. 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_panes is provided by the TmuxControlLib MCP Server MCP server (jbwinters/tmuxcontrollib). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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