List records from a resource
AI agents call list_records to retrieve information from MCP Template without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and lists data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing arbitrary operations. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal security risk—the worst outcome of misuse would be unauthorized information disclosure, which is less severe than write, execute, or destructive operations. Low severity is appropriate for read-only data access.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_records' and description 'List records from a resource' indicate data retrieval with no modification or deletion. The action is a standard read operation that queries and returns records.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List records from a resource. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Template MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Template MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_records: 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 MCP Template. Nothing to install.
list_records 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_records 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_records. 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_records is provided by the MCP Template MCP server (kbhuw/mcp_template). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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