List all files in a directory with basic information. Returns file names and paths. Does not recurse into subdirectories.
AI agents call file_organizer_list_files to retrieve information from File Organizer MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool performs a simple directory listing operation, retrieving metadata about files (names, paths, basic information) without side effects. It does not modify, delete, execute, or move any files. This is a straightforward read operation with minimal security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'List all files in a directory with basic information. Returns file names and paths.' This is a read-only operation that retrieves data without modification, deletion, or execution.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access file_organizer_list_files gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and File Organizer MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for file_organizer_list_files:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"file_organizer_list_files": {}
}
}file_organizer_list_files 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 files in a directory with basic information. Returns file names and paths. Does not recurse into subdirectories. It is categorised as a Read tool in the File Organizer MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the File Organizer MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for file_organizer_list_files: 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 File Organizer MCP. Nothing to install.
file_organizer_list_files 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 file_organizer_list_files 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 file_organizer_list_files. 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.
file_organizer_list_files is provided by the File Organizer MCP server (kridaydave/file-organizer-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from File Organizer MCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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