List all documents marked as favorites by current user
AI agents call docs_list_favorites to retrieve information from Docs MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns a list of the user's favorite documents. It performs no modifications, deletions, or external operations—it simply retrieves and presents existing data. This is a straightforward Read category operation with minimal risk: the worst case is an AI agent lists a user's favorites, which causes no harm. Severity is low because there is no blast radius from misuse.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'docs_list_favorites' and description 'List all documents marked as favorites by current user' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all documents marked as favorites by current user. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Docs MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Docs MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for docs_list_favorites: 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 Docs MCP Server. Nothing to install.
docs_list_favorites 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 docs_list_favorites 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 docs_list_favorites. 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.
docs_list_favorites is provided by the Docs MCP Server MCP server (nic01asfr/docs-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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