List plant_templates — plants stored against saved gardens (not the live garden).
AI agents call farmbot_list_plant_templates to retrieve information from Farmbot Agent without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves or queries plant template data from saved garden configurations. It performs a read-only operation with no capability to modify, execute, or delete data. The scope is limited to reference templates, not active gardening operations, minimizing blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'list' and description states 'List plant_templates' — a query operation that retrieves data without modifying or executing actions.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List plant_templates — plants stored against saved gardens (not the live garden). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Farmbot Agent MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Farmbot Agent MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for farmbot_list_plant_templates: 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 Farmbot Agent. Nothing to install.
farmbot_list_plant_templates 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 farmbot_list_plant_templates 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 farmbot_list_plant_templates. 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.
farmbot_list_plant_templates is provided by the Farmbot Agent MCP server (kieranklaassen/farmbot-agent-cli-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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