List all bots available to you in BotBell.
AI agents call botbell_list_bots to retrieve information from BotBell MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only retrieves and enumerates bot metadata. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an attacker gains visibility into bot inventory but cannot manipulate notifications, approve requests, or trigger actions. The operation is purely informational.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate a list/query operation: 'List all bots available to you' — retrieves information about existing bots with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all bots available to you in BotBell. It is categorised as a Read tool in the BotBell MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the BotBell MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for botbell_list_bots: 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 BotBell MCP Server. Nothing to install.
botbell_list_bots 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 botbell_list_bots 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 botbell_list_bots. 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.
botbell_list_bots is provided by the BotBell MCP Server MCP server (qq418716640/botbell-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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