List sitemaps for a site in Google Search Console
AI agents call list_sitemaps to retrieve information from Google Search Console MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves sitemap metadata from Google Search Console without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It is purely informational—listing existing sitemaps. The action has no side effects on the system or data. While it accesses account data, the blast radius of misuse is limited to exposure of sitemap URLs and metadata already public or visible within the Search Console account.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_sitemaps' and description 'List sitemaps for a site in Google Search Console' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or execution of external commands.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List sitemaps for a site in Google Search Console. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Search Console MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Google Search Console MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_sitemaps: 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 Google Search Console MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_sitemaps 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_sitemaps 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_sitemaps. 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_sitemaps is provided by the Google Search Console MCP Server MCP server (sandriaas/mcp-server-gsc). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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