List wireless/gateway roles (bounded by default).
AI agents call list_roles to retrieve information from API-Central without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries existing wireless/gateway role data without side effects. It performs a read-only operation to enumerate roles in the system. The 'bounded by default' qualifier suggests it has appropriate access controls limiting scope. There is no capability to create, modify, delete, execute commands, or move money, making this a straightforward Read category tool with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_roles' and description states 'List wireless/gateway roles (bounded by default)' - the verb 'list' and action of retrieving role information with no modification or deletion indicated.
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List wireless/gateway roles (bounded by default). It is categorised as a Read tool in the API-Central MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the API-Central MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_roles: 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 API-Central. Nothing to install.
list_roles 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_roles 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_roles. 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_roles is provided by the API-Central MCP server (secure-ssid/centralmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
list_roles is one line of API-Central's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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