AI agents call list_agents to retrieve information from Novyx without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a query/listing operation with no side effects. It retrieves metadata about agents within a tenant but does not create, modify, delete, execute commands, or commit financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could enumerate agents but cannot directly harm systems or data through this tool alone.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_agents' and description 'List all agents for the current tenant' indicate a retrieval operation that queries and returns a list of agents without modifying any data or triggering side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_agents gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Novyx, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_agents:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_agents": {}
}
}list_agents is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List all agents for the current tenant. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Novyx MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Novyx MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_agents: 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 Novyx. Nothing to install.
list_agents 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_agents 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_agents. 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_agents is provided by the Novyx MCP server (novyxlabs/novyx-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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