list-user-roles

THE RISK

Low Risk

Why list-user-roles needs a policy

This tool retrieves and displays information about WordPress user roles and their associated capabilities. It performs a query operation that returns data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an attacker gains only informational knowledge about the site's role structure, which is typically non-sensitive administrative metadata.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list-user-roles' and description states 'View available WordPress user roles' — the verb 'View' and 'list' indicate read-only retrieval with no modification or side effects.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list-user-roles gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control list-user-roles

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and AutoWP MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list-user-roles:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "list-user-roles": {}
  }
}

list-user-roles is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

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Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
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FAQ

Questions about list-user-roles

What does the list-user-roles tool do? +

View available WordPress user roles and their capabilities. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AutoWP MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on list-user-roles? +

Register the AutoWP MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list-user-roles: 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 AutoWP MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is list-user-roles? +

list-user-roles is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit list-user-roles? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list-user-roles 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.

How do I block list-user-roles completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for list-user-roles. 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.

What MCP server provides list-user-roles? +

list-user-roles is provided by the AutoWP MCP Server MCP server (njengah/autowpmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every AutoWP MCP Server tool call.

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