AI agents call list_apps to retrieve information from Asc without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves metadata about applications from an App Store Connect account. It performs read-only enumeration with no side effects, state changes, or destructive operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_apps' combined with description 'List all apps in your App Store Connect account' indicates a query/retrieval operation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all apps in your App Store Connect account with name, bundle ID, and platform. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Asc MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Asc MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_apps: 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 Asc. Nothing to install.
list_apps 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_apps 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_apps. 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_apps is provided by the Asc MCP server (pofky/asc-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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