List words from Anki with various sorting options: Sorting Methods: - due: Sort by due date (less familiar words first) Best for: Regular review sessions, focusing on words that need immediate attention Use when: You want to practice words you
AI agents call list-words to retrieve information from Anki without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and presents data from the Anki vocabulary database with optional sorting. It has no side effects, does not modify state, and does not execute code or trigger external operations. It is a straightforward Read operation with minimal risk — misuse would only result in viewing unwanted data, not causing harm or irreversible changes.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list-words' and description states 'List words from Anki with various sorting options' — a pure retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution capabilities. Sorting is a read-only presentation feature.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list-words gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Anki, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list-words:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list-words": {}
}
}list-words is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List words from Anki with various sorting options: Sorting Methods: - due: Sort by due date (less familiar words first) Best for: Regular review sessions, focusing on words that need immediate attention Use when: You want to practice words you. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Anki MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Anki MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list-words: 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 Anki. Nothing to install.
list-words 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-words 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-words. 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-words is provided by the Anki MCP server (solidspoon/anki-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Anki, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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