List all Alfred connections with optional filtering, sorting, and pagination
AI agents call alfred_list_connections to retrieve information from Alfred 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 connection data from the Alfred system. While it performs no side effects on the connections themselves, the medium severity reflects that connection information could include sensitive metadata (credentials, API endpoints, authentication details) that could be valuable for reconnaissance or lateral movement in a compromised AI agent scenario.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'alfred_list_connections' and description 'List all Alfred connections' indicate a retrieval operation without modification. The mention of 'optional filtering, sorting, and pagination' confirms read-only query semantics.
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List all Alfred connections with optional filtering, sorting, and pagination. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Alfred MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Alfred MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for alfred_list_connections: 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 Alfred MCP Server. Nothing to install.
alfred_list_connections 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 alfred_list_connections 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 alfred_list_connections. 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.
alfred_list_connections is provided by the Alfred MCP Server MCP server (lumberjack-so/alfred-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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