List points in the FarmBot. Points represent plants, weeds, generic markers, or tool slots. Pass pointer_type to filter (Plant | Weed | GenericPointer | ToolSlot). Omit to get everything. For plants only, prefer farmbot_list_plants which filters server-side.
AI agents call farmbot_list_points 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 and queries data about FarmBot points with optional filtering by type. It produces no side effects, creates no new data, and causes no changes to the FarmBot system. It is a straightforward Read operation with minimal risk if misused by an agent—an agent calling it repeatedly or with various filters would only retrieve information.
From the tool's definition The tool name 'farmbot_list_points' and description 'List points in the FarmBot' indicate a retrieval operation that returns data about existing points (plants, weeds, markers, tool slots) without modification.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List points in the FarmBot. Points represent plants, weeds, generic markers, or tool slots. Pass pointer_type to filter (Plant | Weed | GenericPointer | ToolSlot). Omit to get everything. For plants only, prefer farmbot_list_plants which filters server-side. 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_points: 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_points 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_points 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_points. 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_points 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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