List all groups/rooms with their properties.
AI agents call list_groups to retrieve information from Philips Hue MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns information about existing groups/rooms in the Philips Hue system. It performs no modifications, deletions, or external operations. The action is purely informational retrieval, matching the Read category definition of 'retrieves or queries data; no side effects (search, list, get, fetch)'. Severity is low because unauthorized access to lighting group metadata poses minimal harm.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_groups' and description states it 'List all groups/rooms with their properties' — a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all groups/rooms with their properties. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Philips Hue MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Philips Hue MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_groups: 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 Philips Hue MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_groups 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_groups 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_groups. 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_groups is provided by the Philips Hue MCP Server MCP server (pedrof/hue-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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