AI agents call wp_cron_list to retrieve information from Wp Cli without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a purely informational tool that retrieves and displays data about WordPress scheduled cron jobs without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It has no side effects and poses minimal security risk. Low blast radius even if called inappropriately by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool lists scheduled cron events (wp_cron_list) with hook name, next run time, and recurrence. Explicitly read-only operation with no modification capability.
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List all scheduled WordPress cron events with hook name, next run time, and recurrence. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Wp Cli MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Wp Cli MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for wp_cron_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 Wp Cli. Nothing to install.
wp_cron_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 wp_cron_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 wp_cron_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.
wp_cron_list is provided by the Wp Cli MCP server (mvtandas/wp-cli-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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