Get recent journal entries in chronological order.
AI agents call list_recent_entries to retrieve information from Private Journal without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and lists existing journal entries without any side effects. It is a straightforward read operation that queries data in chronological order. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only view entries it already has access to through the server.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_recent_entries' and description 'Get recent journal entries in chronological order' indicate pure data retrieval with no modification, deletion, or execution.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_recent_entries gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Private Journal, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_recent_entries:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_recent_entries": {}
}
}list_recent_entries is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get recent journal entries in chronological order. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Private Journal MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Private Journal MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_recent_entries: 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 Private Journal. Nothing to install.
list_recent_entries 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_recent_entries 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_recent_entries. 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_recent_entries is provided by the Private Journal MCP server (obra/private-journal-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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