AI agents call list_projects to retrieve information from Dooist without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves project data without side effects. It matches the 'Read' category definition: retrieves or queries data with no side effects (list, get, fetch). The blast radius is minimal—an AI agent cannot misuse this to cause harm, only to view existing projects. Severity is low because unauthorized data access is limited to project names/metadata already within the user's task management system.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_projects' and description 'List all projects' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of external systems.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all projects. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Dooist MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Dooist MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_projects: 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 Dooist. Nothing to install.
list_projects 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_projects 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_projects. 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_projects is provided by the Dooist MCP server (papermoose/dooist). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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