List all forms in the authenticated user\
AI agents call list_forms to retrieve information from Tally MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns a list of existing forms belonging to the authenticated user. It performs no creation, modification, deletion, or execution of external operations. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal risk if misused by an AI agent, as it only exposes information already accessible to the authenticated user.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_forms' and description 'List all forms in the authenticated user' indicates a retrieval operation with no data modification or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_forms gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Tally MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_forms:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_forms": {}
}
}list_forms is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
Free to start. No card required.
List all forms in the authenticated user\. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Tally MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Tally MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_forms: 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 Tally MCP. Nothing to install.
list_forms 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_forms 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_forms. 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_forms is provided by the Tally MCP server (learnwithcc/tally-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Tally MCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
Free to start. No card required.
18 Tally MCP tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.