list_skills
AI agents call list_skills to retrieve information from RunWhen Platform MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The 'list_*' pattern is a standard convention for read-only operations that retrieve collections without side effects. Although the description is empty (reducing confidence slightly), the tool name strongly indicates data retrieval with no capability to modify, execute, or delete.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_skills' implies retrieval/enumeration of skills without modification. No description provided to confirm, but the naming convention and context of sibling tools (e.g., 'get_assistant', 'create_*', 'delete_*') suggest this is a query operation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
list_skills. It is categorised as a Read tool in the RunWhen Platform MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the RunWhen Platform MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_skills: 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 RunWhen Platform MCP. Nothing to install.
list_skills 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_skills 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_skills. 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_skills is provided by the RunWhen Platform MCP server (runwhen-contrib/runwhen-platform-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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