List all resources exposed by the target MCP server.
AI agents call list_resources to retrieve information from Kondukt without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and enumerates metadata about available resources from another MCP server. It is a read-only operation that queries information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. The blast radius is minimal—the worst an AI could do is discover what resources are available, which is already part of normal server introspection.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_resources' combined with description 'List all resources exposed by the target MCP server' indicates a query/retrieval operation with no side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_resources gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Kondukt, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_resources:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_resources": {}
}
}list_resources 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 resources exposed by the target MCP server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Kondukt MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Kondukt MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_resources: 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 Kondukt. Nothing to install.
list_resources 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_resources 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_resources. 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_resources is provided by the Kondukt MCP server (kondukt-dev/core). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Kondukt, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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