List all available shadcn/ui components with their descriptions and installation commands
AI agents call list_shadcn_components to retrieve information from shadcn MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and displays metadata about UI components (names, descriptions, installation commands). It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute arbitrary code, delete resources, or process financial transactions. It is a pure read operation providing informational access to a component catalogue.
From the tool's definition Tool is described as 'List all available shadcn/ui components' - a retrieval operation that queries and returns component information without modifying any data or executing code.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all available shadcn/ui components with their descriptions and installation commands. It is categorised as a Read tool in the shadcn MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the shadcn MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_shadcn_components: 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 shadcn MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_shadcn_components 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_shadcn_components 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_shadcn_components. 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_shadcn_components is provided by the shadcn MCP Server MCP server (krutikkkkkkkkk/shadcn-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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