Get a list of directories the MCP server is allowed to access for file operations. Use this to understand where you can browse and select files for ingestion into Morphik.
AI agents call list-allowed-directories to retrieve information from Morphik MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries the server's access control configuration to return a list of allowed directories. It has no side effects, performs no mutations, executes no code, and poses minimal risk. The information retrieved helps users understand constraints but does not change system state or enable direct access to files outside the allowed scope.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Get a list of directories' and 'understand where you can browse' — it retrieves configuration/permission information without modifying state or executing operations.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list-allowed-directories gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Morphik MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list-allowed-directories:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list-allowed-directories": {}
}
}list-allowed-directories is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get a list of directories the MCP server is allowed to access for file operations. Use this to understand where you can browse and select files for ingestion into Morphik. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Morphik MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Morphik MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list-allowed-directories: 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 Morphik MCP. Nothing to install.
list-allowed-directories 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 list-allowed-directories 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 list-allowed-directories. 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.
list-allowed-directories is provided by the Morphik MCP server (morphik-org/morphik-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Morphik MCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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