Low Risk

list_jobs

List all jobs available in Ansible Automation Platform.

How to control list_jobs ↓

AI agents call list_jobs 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 job definitions from AAP without executing them, modifying them, or triggering any side effects. It is purely informational, making it a Read category tool with low severity since listing jobs poses minimal risk to the automation infrastructure.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_jobs' and description 'List all jobs available in Ansible Automation Platform' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no data modification or execution of workflows.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_jobs 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_jobs:

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

list_jobs 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_jobs tool do? +

List all jobs available 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_jobs? +

Register the AAP Enterprise MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_jobs: 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_jobs? +

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

Can I rate-limit list_jobs? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list_jobs 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_jobs completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for list_jobs. 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_jobs? +

list_jobs 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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