List available state backups you can restore from.
AI agents call list_backups to retrieve information from Claude Team MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a straightforward read operation—it retrieves metadata about available backups for informational purposes. It has no side effects, cannot alter system state, and poses minimal risk even if misused, as listing backups reveals only what backups exist without exposing their contents or enabling restoration without a separate tool.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_backups' and description 'List available state backups you can restore from' indicate a query operation that retrieves information about existing backups without modifying, executing, or deleting anything.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List available state backups you can restore from. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Claude Team MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Claude Team MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_backups: 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 Claude Team MCP. Nothing to install.
list_backups 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_backups 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_backups. 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_backups is provided by the Claude Team MCP server (lakshan12367/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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