cli_list_installed
List all currently installed CLI-Anything harnesses.
This record as markdown: /tools/mcp-anything/cli-list-installed.md
What cli_list_installed does on Mcp Anything
AI agents call cli_list_installed to retrieve information from Mcp Anything without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why cli_list_installed is rated Low
The tool retrieves and enumerates existing CLI harnesses without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It is informational only, making it a Read operation with low severity and high confidence.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'cli_list_installed' and description states 'List all currently installed CLI-Anything harnesses' — this is a pure query operation with no side effects.
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The rule that runs cli_list_installed safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Anything, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For cli_list_installed, this is the rule to start with:
cli_list_installed is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp Anything, apply this rule, and every cli_list_installed call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about cli_list_installed
List all currently installed CLI-Anything harnesses. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Anything MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Anything MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cli_list_installed: 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 Mcp Anything. Nothing to install.
cli_list_installed 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 cli_list_installed 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 cli_list_installed. 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.
cli_list_installed is provided by the Mcp Anything MCP server (Zaymadkid/mcp-anything). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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