View tasks in hierarchical tree format. Filter by projectId (required) and/or parentId. Use parentId=null for top-level tasks, or specific parentId for subtasks.
AI agents call list_tasks to retrieve information from Agentic Tools MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and displays task data without side effects. It uses only query parameters (projectId, parentId) to filter existing data and presents results in a structured format. There is no capability to create, modify, delete, or execute operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_tasks' and description 'View tasks in hierarchical tree format' with filter parameters indicate read-only querying. No create, modify, delete, or execute operations mentioned.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_tasks gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Agentic Tools MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_tasks:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_tasks": {}
}
}list_tasks is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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View tasks in hierarchical tree format. Filter by projectId (required) and/or parentId. Use parentId=null for top-level tasks, or specific parentId for subtasks. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Agentic Tools MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Agentic Tools MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_tasks: 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 Agentic Tools MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_tasks 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_tasks 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_tasks. 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_tasks is provided by the Agentic Tools MCP Server MCP server (pimzino/agentic-tools-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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29 Agentic Tools MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.