List documents in a specific dataset
AI agents call knowledge_list_documents to retrieve information from Dify Management MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and lists documents from a dataset without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal risk—the worst outcome of misuse would be unauthorized information disclosure limited to documents already in the dataset. Low severity reflects that listing documents is a benign query operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'knowledge_list_documents' and description 'List documents in a specific dataset' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.
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List documents in a specific dataset. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Dify Management MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Dify Management MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for knowledge_list_documents: 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 Dify Management MCP. Nothing to install.
knowledge_list_documents 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 knowledge_list_documents 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 knowledge_list_documents. 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.
knowledge_list_documents is provided by the Dify Management MCP server (lucasallmabi/mcp-dify). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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