mgnify_list_analyses
AI agents call mgnify_list_analyses to retrieve information from MGnify MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The 'list_' prefix is a standard pattern for retrieval operations that enumerate resources. Given the server's purpose (querying and analyzing metagenomic datasets), this tool almost certainly retrieves analysis records from MGnify's API. No creation, modification, deletion, code execution, or financial operations are implied.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'mgnify_list_analyses' contains the verb 'list', which is a read operation that retrieves or queries data without side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
mgnify_list_analyses. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MGnify MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MGnify MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mgnify_list_analyses: 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 MGnify MCP Server. Nothing to install.
mgnify_list_analyses 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 mgnify_list_analyses 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 mgnify_list_analyses. 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.
mgnify_list_analyses is provided by the MGnify MCP Server MCP server (mgs-sails/mgnify-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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