List the contents of a directory on the remote SSH server via SFTP. Returns: JSON array of directory entries with filename, type, size, permissions, and modification time Use cases: - Browse remote file systems - Check for specific files or directories - Verify deployments and file presence
AI agents call ssh_list_directory to retrieve information from Playwright Stealth without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a directory listing operation via SFTP, which is a query/retrieval action with no side effects. It returns metadata (filename, type, size, permissions, modification time) but does not create, modify, delete, or execute anything. The use cases confirm browse/check/verify intent without data modification. Risk is low as misuse would only expose file system structure information.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'ssh_list_directory' and description 'List the contents of a directory on the remote SSH server via SFTP' indicate a read-only operation that retrieves directory listing information without modifying data.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ssh_list_directory gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Playwright Stealth, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for ssh_list_directory:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"ssh_list_directory": {}
}
}ssh_list_directory is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List the contents of a directory on the remote SSH server via SFTP. Returns: JSON array of directory entries with filename, type, size, permissions, and modification time Use cases: - Browse remote file systems - Check for specific files or directories - Verify deployments and file presence. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Playwright Stealth MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Playwright Stealth MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ssh_list_directory: 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 Playwright Stealth. Nothing to install.
ssh_list_directory 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 ssh_list_directory 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 ssh_list_directory. 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.
ssh_list_directory is provided by the Playwright Stealth MCP server (pulsemcp/mcp-servers). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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