List ads for an ad set or campaign
AI agents call list_ads to retrieve information from Meta Marketing API MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves advertising data (ads within ad sets or campaigns) from the Meta Marketing API. It performs a read-only operation that returns information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_ads' and description 'List ads for an ad set or campaign' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List ads for an ad set or campaign. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Meta Marketing API MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Meta Marketing API MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_ads: 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 Meta Marketing API MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_ads 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_ads 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_ads. 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_ads is provided by the Meta Marketing API MCP Server MCP server (pythonando/meta-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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