List all available podcast episodes with guest names, dates, and topics. Use this to browse what
AI agents call mikensey_list_episodes to retrieve information from Mikensey 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 pure query/list operation that retrieves and presents existing podcast episode metadata. It has no side effects, does not execute code or external operations, does not modify or delete data, and involves no financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI could at worst retrieve and review episode information, which carries low risk.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'List all available podcast episodes' — a retrieval operation that browses and returns metadata (guest names, dates, topics) without modifying data.
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List all available podcast episodes with guest names, dates, and topics. Use this to browse what. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mikensey MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mikensey MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mikensey_list_episodes: 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 Mikensey MCP Server. Nothing to install.
mikensey_list_episodes 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 mikensey_list_episodes 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 mikensey_list_episodes. 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.
mikensey_list_episodes is provided by the Mikensey MCP Server MCP server (sshekar87/mikensey-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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