list_customers

List customers/users with pagination and sorting. Retrieves a paginated list of customers who have made API requests through Respan. QUERY PARAMETERS: - page_size: Number of customers per page (max 50 for MCP, API supports up to 1000) - page: Page number (default 1) - sort_by: Sort field. Prefix ...

Server Respan MCP Server respanai/respan-mcp
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What list_customers does on Respan MCP Server

AI agents call list_customers 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.

Why list_customers needs a policy

This tool purely retrieves and queries customer data with no side effects. It supports pagination, sorting, and filtering but does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. This is a straightforward Read operation with minimal risk unless the customer list itself is considered highly sensitive, which would be an organizational rather than technical classification issue.

From the tool's definition Tool description states it "List customers/users with pagination and sorting" and "Retrieves a paginated list of customers." Query parameters are all for filtering and sorting (page_size, page, sort_by, environment), with no modification or deletion…

Questions about list_customers

What does the list_customers tool do? +

List customers/users with pagination and sorting. Retrieves a paginated list of customers who have made API requests through Respan. QUERY PARAMETERS: - page_size: Number of customers per page (max 50 for MCP, API supports up to 1000) - page: Page number (default 1) - sort_by: Sort field. Prefix with - for descending order. Examples: -total_cost (highest spending first), -number_of_requests (most active first) - environment: Filter by environment (. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Respan MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on list_customers? +

Register the Respan MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_customers: 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.

What risk level is list_customers? +

list_customers is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit list_customers? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list_customers 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.

How do I block list_customers completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for list_customers. 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.

What MCP server provides list_customers? +

list_customers 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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