AI agents call list_latex_files to retrieve information from MCP LaTeX Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool lists or queries LaTeX files without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It retrieves information about existing files for organizational purposes, which is a Read operation. Severity is low because listing files poses minimal risk unless sensitive file paths are exposed, but that is a containment issue rather than an intrinsic capability risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_latex_files' indicates enumeration/querying of files. Server description emphasizes 'document structure analysis and file organization.' No description provided for this specific tool, but the name and context clearly indicate a retrieval…
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_latex_files gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and MCP LaTeX Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_latex_files:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_latex_files": {}
}
}list_latex_files is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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list_latex_files. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP LaTeX Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP LaTeX Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_latex_files: 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 MCP LaTeX Server. Nothing to install.
list_latex_files 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 list_latex_files 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 list_latex_files. 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.
list_latex_files is provided by the MCP LaTeX Server MCP server (robertodure/mcp-latex-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from MCP LaTeX Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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