List categories with filtering and pagination (max 100 items per page)
AI agents call list_categories to retrieve information from Upgates MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves category data from the e-commerce system. The use of 'list' combined with 'filtering and pagination' confirms this is a read-only operation that does not create, modify, delete, or execute anything. The maximum page size of 100 items is a standard pagination control. No destructive, financial, or execution capabilities are present.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_categories' and description 'List categories with filtering and pagination' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List categories with filtering and pagination (max 100 items per page). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Upgates MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Upgates MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_categories: 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 Upgates MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_categories 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_categories 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_categories. 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_categories is provided by the Upgates MCP Server MCP server (mcp-open/upgates-com-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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