Use this as the primary tool to list the log views in a given log bucket. Log views provide fine-grained access control to the logs in your buckets. This is useful for managing who has access to which logs.
AI agents call list_views to retrieve information from Observability 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 log views from a log bucket. It performs a query operation to display information about access control configurations. There is no indication of data modification, deletion, or execution of operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_views' and description states it is used to 'list the log views' - a retrieval operation with no side effects. The description emphasizes querying/managing access control information, not modifying it.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Use this as the primary tool to list the log views in a given log bucket. Log views provide fine-grained access control to the logs in your buckets. This is useful for managing who has access to which logs. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Observability MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Observability MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_views: 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 Observability. Nothing to install.
list_views 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_views 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_views. 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_views is provided by the Observability MCP server (@google-cloud/observability-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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