list_companies
Search and review companies. Default scope=sanka lists Sanka companies; scope=sanka with provider=salesforce lists Sanka companies linked to Salesforce Accounts; scope=integration with provider=salesforce lists live Salesforce Accounts; scope=integration with provider=freee or provider=moneyforwa...
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What list_companies does on Sanka MCP Server
AI agents call list_companies to retrieve information from Sanka MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why list_companies is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries company data across different integrations (Sanka, Salesforce, accounting partners) without side effects. It is a pure read operation that lists or searches existing records. The tool does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations—it only retrieves information for review.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_companies' and description states it 'Search and review companies' with various scope and provider filters. No modification, deletion, or execution capabilities are mentioned.
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The rule that runs list_companies safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Sanka MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_companies, this is the rule to start with:
list_companies is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Sanka MCP Server, apply this rule, and every list_companies call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_companies
Search and review companies. Default scope=sanka lists Sanka companies; scope=sanka with provider=salesforce lists Sanka companies linked to Salesforce Accounts; scope=integration with provider=salesforce lists live Salesforce Accounts; scope=integration with provider=freee or provider=moneyforward lists live accounting partners as companies. 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_companies: 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_companies 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_companies 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_companies. 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_companies 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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