List MySQL users for a database.
AI agents call mittwald_database_mysql_user_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 a list of MySQL users associated with a database. It performs no modifications, deletions, or side effects on the database or its users. It is purely informational and falls under the Read category. Severity is low because listing users is a reconnaissance action with minimal blast radius; an agent calling this tool cannot cause data loss or service disruption.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'list' and description states 'List MySQL users for a database' — a query operation that retrieves information without modifying or deleting data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List MySQL users for a database. 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_database_mysql_user_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_database_mysql_user_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_database_mysql_user_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_database_mysql_user_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_database_mysql_user_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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