List all images currently open in GIMP. Returns: - images: list of {index, image_id, name, width, height, color_mode, num_layers, file_path, is_dirty} - count: total number of open images
AI agents call list_images to retrieve information from Gimp 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 state (open images and their metadata) without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a read-only operation with minimal blast radius—an AI agent cannot cause harm by misusing this tool.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_images' and description states it 'List all images currently open in GIMP' and 'Returns' metadata about images. No mutation, execution, or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_images gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Gimp, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_images:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_images": {}
}
}list_images is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List all images currently open in GIMP. Returns: - images: list of {index, image_id, name, width, height, color_mode, num_layers, file_path, is_dirty} - count: total number of open images. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Gimp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Gimp MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_images: 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 Gimp. Nothing to install.
list_images 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_images 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_images. 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_images is provided by the Gimp MCP server (maorcc/gimp-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Gimp, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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