list_students

Return all Hogwarts students from the HP API (up to 60), each with name, house, species, gender, ancestry, patronus, wand, actor, date of birth, and alive status.

Server Mcp Harrypotter https://gateway.pipeworx.io/harrypotter/mcp
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What list_students does on Mcp Harrypotter

AI agents call list_students to retrieve information from Mcp Harrypotter without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why list_students needs a policy

This tool only queries and retrieves publicly available Harry Potter student information without any side effects. It creates no data, executes no code, performs no deletions, and involves no financial transactions. The low severity reflects that misuse would only expose fictional entertainment data with no real-world impact.

From the tool's definition Tool returns student data from HP API with no modification capabilities—returns name, house, species, gender, ancestry, patronus, wand, actor, date of birth, and alive status. Verb 'list' and 'return' indicate read-only retrieval.

Questions about list_students

What does the list_students tool do? +

Return all Hogwarts students from the HP API (up to 60), each with name, house, species, gender, ancestry, patronus, wand, actor, date of birth, and alive status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Harrypotter MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on list_students? +

Register the Mcp Harrypotter MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_students: 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 Mcp Harrypotter. Nothing to install.

What risk level is list_students? +

list_students is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit list_students? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list_students 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.

How do I block list_students completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for list_students. 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.

What MCP server provides list_students? +

list_students is provided by the Mcp Harrypotter MCP server (https://gateway.pipeworx.io/harrypotter/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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