Find a list by name across the entire workspace (Global Discovery)
AI agents call find_list to retrieve information from ClickUp MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a query operation to locate and retrieve information about a list within the ClickUp workspace. It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute code, delete resources, or involve financial transactions. It is a straightforward read operation that searches and returns results.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'find_list' and description states it finds 'a list by name across the entire workspace' — a search/discovery operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of external commands.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Find a list by name across the entire workspace (Global Discovery). It is categorised as a Read tool in the ClickUp MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ClickUp MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_list: 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 ClickUp MCP Server. Nothing to install.
find_list 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 find_list 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 find_list. 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.
find_list is provided by the ClickUp MCP Server MCP server (smeric28/clickup-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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