List all tasks with optional filtering. Args: include_archived: Include archived tasks (default: False) status: Filter by status (PENDING, IN_PROGRESS, COMPLETED, CANCELED) tags: Filter by tags (OR logic) sort_by: Sort field (id, name, priority, deadline, status) reverse: Reverse sort order Retur...
AI agents call list_tasks to retrieve information from Taskdog without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a pure query/retrieval operation with no side effects. It retrieves and filters existing task data without creating, modifying, or deleting anything. The only concern is potential information disclosure if sensitive task data exists, but that is a low-severity information access risk typical of read operations.
From the tool's definition Tool description states "List all tasks" with optional filtering parameters. Returns "Dictionary with tasks list and metadata" with no modification, creation, or deletion of data.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_tasks gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Taskdog, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_tasks:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_tasks": {}
}
}list_tasks is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List all tasks with optional filtering. Args: include_archived: Include archived tasks (default: False) status: Filter by status (PENDING, IN_PROGRESS, COMPLETED, CANCELED) tags: Filter by tags (OR logic) sort_by: Sort field (id, name, priority, deadline, status) reverse: Reverse sort order Returns: Dictionary with tasks list and metadata. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Taskdog MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Taskdog MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_tasks: 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 Taskdog. Nothing to install.
list_tasks 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_tasks 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_tasks. 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_tasks is provided by the Taskdog MCP server (kohei-wada/taskdog). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Taskdog, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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