cookie_list
List all cookies in the current browser session.
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What cookie_list does on Mcp Anything
AI agents call cookie_list 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 cookie_list is rated Low
This tool retrieves and displays existing cookies without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a pure read operation with minimal security impact, though cookies may contain sensitive session tokens or user data—classified as low severity since exposure is limited to querying existing state rather than acting upon it.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'cookie_list' and description 'List all cookies in the current browser session' clearly indicate a data retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs cookie_list 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 cookie_list, this is the rule to start with:
cookie_list 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 cookie_list call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about cookie_list
List all cookies in the current browser session. 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 cookie_list: 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.
cookie_list 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 cookie_list 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 cookie_list. 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.
cookie_list 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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