List all flow groups (folders) to understand the organizational structure
AI agents call list_flow_groups to retrieve information from Spiderchat without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and enumerates organizational metadata (flow groups/folders). It performs no writes, deletions, code execution, or financial transactions. The operation is read-only and informational, with minimal blast radius if an AI agent calls it.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_flow_groups' and description states 'List all flow groups (folders) to understand the organizational structure' — a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
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List all flow groups (folders) to understand the organizational structure. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Spiderchat MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Spiderchat MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_flow_groups: 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 Spiderchat. Nothing to install.
list_flow_groups 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_flow_groups 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_flow_groups. 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_flow_groups is provided by the Spiderchat MCP server (spider-chat/spiderchat-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
list_flow_groups is one line of Spiderchat's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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