List all sessions, optionally filtered by status.
AI agents call list_sessions to retrieve information from Codeviewer without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves information about existing sessions with optional filtering by status. It has no side effects, does not create, modify, or delete data, and does not execute external operations. It is a straightforward read operation that queries session state, making it the lowest risk category.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_sessions' and description states it 'List[s] all sessions, optionally filtered by status.' This is a query/retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all sessions, optionally filtered by status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Codeviewer MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Codeviewer MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_sessions: 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 Codeviewer. Nothing to install.
list_sessions 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_sessions 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_sessions. 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_sessions is provided by the Codeviewer MCP server (master0ffate/codeviewer-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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