list_projects
Lists all Supabase projects for the user. Use this to help discover the project ID of the project that the user is working on.
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What list_projects does on Supabase
AI agents call list_projects to retrieve information from Supabase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why list_projects is rated Low
This tool queries and returns a list of projects belonging to the authenticated user. It performs a read-only operation that retrieves metadata about existing projects without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_projects' and description 'Lists all Supabase projects for the user' indicates a retrieval operation with no side effects.
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The rule that runs list_projects safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Supabase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_projects, this is the rule to start with:
list_projects is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Supabase, apply this rule, and every list_projects call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_projects
Lists all Supabase projects for the user. Use this to help discover the project ID of the project that the user is working on. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Supabase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Supabase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_projects: 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 Supabase. Nothing to install.
list_projects 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_projects 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_projects. 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_projects is provided by the Supabase MCP server (@modelcontextprotocol/server-supabase). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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