AI agents call drafts_list to retrieve information from Slack without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves draft messages that have not been sent. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or move money. While drafts may contain sensitive information, the operation itself is purely informational.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'drafts_list' and description 'List all unsent message drafts' indicate retrieval of data with no modification or deletion. The verb 'list' is explicitly a Read operation per the classification rules.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all unsent message drafts (undocumented session endpoint). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Slack MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Slack MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for drafts_list: 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 Slack. Nothing to install.
drafts_list 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 drafts_list 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 drafts_list. 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.
drafts_list is provided by the Slack MCP server (karbassi/slack-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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