List all views of a list or library with their columns, filters, and row limits.
AI agents call get_views to retrieve information from SharePoint 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 queries view configurations (columns, filters, row limits) from a SharePoint list or library. It has no side effects—no data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The action is purely informational retrieval, which aligns with the Read category. Severity is low because exposing view metadata carries minimal risk; it does not enable destructive, financial, or code execution attacks.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_views' and description 'List all views of a list or library with their columns, filters, and row limits' indicates retrieval of metadata without modification or execution.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all views of a list or library with their columns, filters, and row limits. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SharePoint MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the SharePoint MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_views: 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 SharePoint MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_views 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 get_views 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 get_views. 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.
get_views is provided by the SharePoint MCP Server MCP server (lukassevcik/sharepoint-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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