AI agents call cmux_list_panels to retrieve information from Cmux Agent without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves information about existing panels without altering state, executing code, or triggering external operations. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal security impact—an agent can only observe workspace panel configuration, not modify or execute anything.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'cmux_list_panels' and description 'List all panels in a workspace' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access cmux_list_panels gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Cmux Agent, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for cmux_list_panels:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"cmux_list_panels": {}
}
}cmux_list_panels is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List all panels in a workspace. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cmux Agent MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Cmux Agent MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cmux_list_panels: 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 Cmux Agent. Nothing to install.
cmux_list_panels 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 cmux_list_panels 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 cmux_list_panels. 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.
cmux_list_panels is provided by the Cmux Agent MCP server (multiagentcognition/cmux-agent-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Cmux Agent, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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