List available ansible-lint rules, optionally filtered by tags.
AI agents call list_rules 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.
This is a straightforward data retrieval operation that queries ansible-lint rules metadata. It has no side effects, does not modify any state, does not execute code, and does not delete or create resources. The optional filtering parameter does not change its fundamental nature as a read-only operation.
From the tool's definition The tool 'list_rules' retrieves and lists available ansible-lint rules with optional filtering by tags. The description uses 'list' (a query operation) with no indication of modification, deletion, or execution of rules or external systems.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_rules 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_rules:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_rules": {}
}
}list_rules is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List available ansible-lint rules, optionally filtered by tags. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AAP Enterprise MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AAP Enterprise MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_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 AAP Enterprise MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_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_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_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_rules 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.
Deterministic rules across all 69 AAP Enterprise MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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