AI agents call list_common_measures to retrieve information from Openstudio without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Based on the tool name alone, 'list_common_measures' appears to query and return a set of common building energy measures available in OpenStudio. No description is provided, which slightly reduces confidence, but the semantic meaning of 'list' clearly indicates a read operation that retrieves data with no side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_common_measures' indicates retrieval/enumeration of predefined measures without modification. The verb 'list' is a read-only operation.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_common_measures gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Openstudio, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_common_measures:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_common_measures": {}
}
}list_common_measures is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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list_common_measures. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Openstudio MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Openstudio MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_common_measures: 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 Openstudio. Nothing to install.
list_common_measures 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_common_measures 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_common_measures. 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_common_measures is provided by the Openstudio MCP server (natlabrockies/openstudio-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Openstudio, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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