Scan all ${harnessName} configurations across ${scopeList} scopes. Returns ${categoryList} with file paths and metadata.
AI agents call scan_inventory to retrieve information from Claude Code Organizer without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
scan_inventory retrieves and lists configuration data across scope hierarchies. It performs discovery and inventory operations similar to 'list' or 'scan' commands, which are read-only operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent with this tool can only see what configurations exist, not modify or delete them.
From the tool's definition Tool description uses verbs 'Scan' and 'Returns' indicating data retrieval only. The tool queries existing configurations and metadata from ~/.claude/ scopes without modifying, deleting, or executing operations. No side effects are described.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access scan_inventory gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Claude Code Organizer, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for scan_inventory:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"scan_inventory": {}
}
}scan_inventory is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Scan all ${harnessName} configurations across ${scopeList} scopes. Returns ${categoryList} with file paths and metadata. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Claude Code Organizer MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Claude Code Organizer MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for scan_inventory: 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 Claude Code Organizer. Nothing to install.
scan_inventory 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 scan_inventory 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 scan_inventory. 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.
scan_inventory is provided by the Claude Code Organizer MCP server (mcpware/cross-code-organizer). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Claude Code Organizer, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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