Low Risk

list_inventories

List all inventories in Ansible Automation Platform.

How to control list_inventories ↓

AI agents call list_inventories to retrieve information from AAP Enterprise MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Low Risk

This tool retrieves and displays existing inventory data from AAP without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal risk if misused by an AI agent, as it only exposes information about configured inventories.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_inventories' and description 'List all inventories in Ansible Automation Platform' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_inventories gives an agent:

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and AAP Enterprise MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_inventories:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "list_inventories": {}
  }
}

list_inventories is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register AAP Enterprise MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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What does the list_inventories tool do? +

List all inventories in Ansible Automation Platform. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AAP Enterprise MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on list_inventories? +

Register the AAP Enterprise MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_inventories: 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 AAP Enterprise MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is list_inventories? +

list_inventories is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit list_inventories? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list_inventories 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.

How do I block list_inventories completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for list_inventories. 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.

What MCP server provides list_inventories? +

list_inventories is provided by the AAP Enterprise MCP Server MCP server (sibilleb/aap-enterprise-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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