List action items / tasks, optionally filtered by status.
AI agents call whatsapp_list_action_items to retrieve information from VIDA AI WhatsApp 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 retrieval operation without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. It simply lists action items with optional filtering by status. As a read-only query operation with no side effects, it falls squarely into the Read category with low severity due to minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'whatsapp_list_action_items' and description 'List action items / tasks, optionally filtered by status' indicate a read-only operation that retrieves and queries existing data with optional filtering.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List action items / tasks, optionally filtered by status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the VIDA AI WhatsApp MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the VIDA AI WhatsApp MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for whatsapp_list_action_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 VIDA AI WhatsApp MCP Server. Nothing to install.
whatsapp_list_action_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 whatsapp_list_action_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 whatsapp_list_action_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.
whatsapp_list_action_items is provided by the VIDA AI WhatsApp MCP Server MCP server (juancvergara1/vidaai-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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