List all Amazon advertising profiles for the authenticated user. Returns profile IDs that can be used in other commands.
AI agents call list_profiles to retrieve information from Amazon Ads MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns profile metadata without altering any state or executing external operations. It is purely informational, used to enumerate existing profiles for reference in subsequent commands. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker gains visibility into profiles but cannot modify campaigns, spending, or financial commitments.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_profiles' and description states it 'List all Amazon advertising profiles' — a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all Amazon advertising profiles for the authenticated user. Returns profile IDs that can be used in other commands. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Amazon Ads MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Amazon Ads MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_profiles: 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 Amazon Ads MCP. Nothing to install.
list_profiles 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_profiles 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_profiles. 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_profiles is provided by the Amazon Ads MCP server (ppcprophet/amazon-ads-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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