List the titles of all saved notes.
AI agents call list_notes to retrieve information from MCP Notes Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool only lists/queries existing note titles without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read-only action that retrieves metadata about saved notes.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_notes' and description states 'List the titles of all saved notes.' This is a pure retrieval operation with no side effects.
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List the titles of all saved notes. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Notes Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Notes Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_notes: 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 Notes Server. Nothing to install.
list_notes 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_notes 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_notes. 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_notes is provided by the MCP Notes Server MCP server (pipinho13/mcp_tutorial). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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