listDocuments
AI agents call listDocuments to retrieve information from RAG MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The 'listDocuments' tool retrieves or queries document listings from the RAG system. The name and functional context (within a retrieval-augmented generation suite alongside tools like 'retrieveDocs' and 'searchAcrossCollections') suggest this enumerates documents without creating, modifying, or deleting data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'listDocuments' indicates a list/retrieval operation with no side effects. The server context shows this is a RAG retrieval tool, and 'list' operations typically query metadata without modification.
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listDocuments. It is categorised as a Read tool in the RAG MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the RAG MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for listDocuments: 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 RAG MCP Server. Nothing to install.
listDocuments 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 listDocuments 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 listDocuments. 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.
listDocuments is provided by the RAG MCP Server MCP server (nsantra/rag-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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