AI agents call list_employees to retrieve information from Eyeot without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves or queries employee data from the ERP system without any side effects. It matches the Read category definition: retrieves or queries data with no side effects. The severity is low because listing employees exposes HR directory information, which while potentially sensitive, does not enable unauthorized modifications, deletions, or financial transactions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_employees' and description 'Lister les employés' (List the employees) indicate a data retrieval operation with no modification or deletion capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Lister les employés. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Eyeot MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Eyeot MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_employees: 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 Eyeot. Nothing to install.
list_employees 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_employees 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_employees. 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_employees is provided by the Eyeot MCP server (https://erp.eyeot.fr/api/v1/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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