List backups
AI agents call mittwald_backup_list to retrieve information from Mittwald MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and displays existing backup information without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. Listing backups is a pure query operation with no destructive or side effects on the backup data itself.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'mittwald_backup_list' and description states 'List backups'. The verb 'list' is explicitly identified in the classification rules as a read operation that retrieves data with no side effects.
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List backups. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mittwald MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mittwald MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mittwald_backup_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 Mittwald MCP Server. Nothing to install.
mittwald_backup_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 mittwald_backup_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 mittwald_backup_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.
mittwald_backup_list is provided by the Mittwald MCP Server MCP server (mittwald/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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