List approval rules for a Sanka object. Use this before changing approval gates that block save, send, download, export, convert, CRUD, or bulk actions.
AI agents call list_approval_rules to retrieve information from Sanka 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 approval rule configurations without modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It is a read-only operation that gathers data about approval gates. While the context involves approval workflows, the tool itself performs no write, execute, destructive, or financial actions—it only retrieves metadata about rules.
From the tool's definition The tool name 'list_approval_rules' and description explicitly state it 'List[s] approval rules', which is a retrieval operation with no side effects. The phrase 'Use this before changing' indicates it is informational prior to taking other actions.
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List approval rules for a Sanka object. Use this before changing approval gates that block save, send, download, export, convert, CRUD, or bulk actions. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Sanka MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Sanka MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_approval_rules: 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 Sanka MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_approval_rules 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_approval_rules 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_approval_rules. 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_approval_rules is provided by the Sanka MCP Server MCP server (sankahq/sanka-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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