List all appointments, optionally filtered by date range, patient name, appointment type, or status
AI agents call list_appointments to retrieve information from Dental Clinic Appointments 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 queries appointment data with optional filtering parameters but performs no side effects—no creation, modification, deletion, or execution of code. It is a straightforward read operation with low risk; misuse would only expose existing data, not compromise system integrity or cause irreversible changes.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_appointments' and description 'List all appointments, optionally filtered by date range, patient name, appointment type, or status' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution capability.
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List all appointments, optionally filtered by date range, patient name, appointment type, or status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Dental Clinic Appointments MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Dental Clinic Appointments MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_appointments: 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 Dental Clinic Appointments MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_appointments 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_appointments 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_appointments. 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_appointments is provided by the Dental Clinic Appointments MCP Server MCP server (nalmarshedy/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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