AI agents call listNotes to retrieve information from Memnote without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | — | Max results per page (1–100, default 20) |
pageToken | string | — | Cursor from previous response nextPageToken |
includeDeleted | boolean | — | Include soft-deleted notes (default false) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool retrieves and lists existing notes without creating, modifying, or deleting data. It is a straightforward read operation that presents information in paginated form. The severity is low as there is minimal risk from misuse—an AI agent listing notes cannot cause damage or unwanted side effects beyond potentially reading sensitive data, which is inherent to any read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'listNotes' and description 'Paginated list of notes with denormalized tags and device info' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List notes Paginated list of notes with denormalized tags and device info. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Memnote MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
listNotes accepts 3 parameters: limit, pageToken, includeDeleted. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Memnote MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for listNotes: 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 Memnote. Nothing to install.
listNotes 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 listNotes 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 listNotes. 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.
listNotes is provided by the Memnote MCP server (@randomfact/memnote-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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