List Apple Notes folders with full account-aware paths.
AI agents call folders_list to retrieve information from Apple Notes MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries folder information from Apple Notes without any side effects. It performs a simple listing operation that does not create, modify, delete, or execute anything. The severity is low because listing folders reveals minimal sensitive information and poses minimal risk even if called by an agent without restrictions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'folders_list' and description 'List Apple Notes folders with full account-aware paths' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.
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List Apple Notes folders with full account-aware paths. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apple Notes MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Apple Notes MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for folders_list: 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 Apple Notes MCP. Nothing to install.
folders_list 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 folders_list 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 folders_list. 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.
folders_list is provided by the Apple Notes MCP server (renatoaraujo/apple-notes-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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