list_proposals
List active governance proposals.
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What list_proposals does on Tenzro Ledger MCP
AI agents call list_proposals to retrieve information from Tenzro Ledger MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why list_proposals is rated Low
This tool retrieves and displays governance proposals without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It poses minimal risk as it only exposes existing proposal data that would typically be public in a governance system. No financial transactions, code execution, or destructive actions are performed.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_proposals' with description 'List active governance proposals' indicates a query/retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'list' and context of reading proposal data confirms this is a read-only action.
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The rule that runs list_proposals safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Tenzro Ledger MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_proposals, this is the rule to start with:
list_proposals is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Tenzro Ledger MCP, apply this rule, and every list_proposals call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_proposals
List active governance proposals. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Tenzro Ledger MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Tenzro Ledger MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_proposals: 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 Tenzro Ledger MCP. Nothing to install.
list_proposals 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_proposals 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_proposals. 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_proposals is provided by the Tenzro Ledger MCP server (https://canton-mcp.tenzro.network/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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