List available AWAS actions for a website. Returns the action definitions including their parameters, HTTP methods, and descriptions. Use awas_discover first to fetch the manifest.
AI agents call awas_list_actions to retrieve information from Qontinui MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and lists action definitions from a website manifest. It performs a read-only query operation with no side effects, no data modification, no execution of actions, and no destructive capability. The tool explicitly 'Returns the action definitions' rather than executing them. It is informational in nature and dependency tool for other operations (as noted by 'Use awas_discover first').
From the tool's definition Tool name 'awas_list_actions' with description 'List available AWAS actions for a website. Returns the action definitions...' - this is a retrieval operation that queries and returns information without modifying state or triggering external operations.
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List available AWAS actions for a website. Returns the action definitions including their parameters, HTTP methods, and descriptions. Use awas_discover first to fetch the manifest. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Qontinui MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Qontinui MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for awas_list_actions: 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 Qontinui MCP Server. Nothing to install.
awas_list_actions 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 awas_list_actions 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 awas_list_actions. 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.
awas_list_actions is provided by the Qontinui MCP Server MCP server (qontinui/qontinui-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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