Filter workflows by type and other fields. Use the filters parameter to scope by type: - {
AI agents call filter_workflows to retrieve information from Respan MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves and filters existing workflow data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. This is a standard read operation with minimal security risk—it merely scopes query results without side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'filter_workflows' and description 'Filter workflows by type and other fields' indicate a query/search operation with no modification capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Filter workflows by type and other fields. Use the filters parameter to scope by type: - {. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Respan MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Respan MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for filter_workflows: 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 Respan MCP Server. Nothing to install.
filter_workflows 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 filter_workflows 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 filter_workflows. 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.
filter_workflows is provided by the Respan MCP Server MCP server (respanai/respan-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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