List all available perspectives in OmniFocus, including built-in perspectives (Inbox, Projects, Tags, etc.) and custom perspectives (Pro feature)
AI agents call list_perspectives to retrieve information from OmniFocus-MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only retrieves and displays metadata about existing perspectives in OmniFocus. It performs no data modifications, code execution, or destructive operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could only learn what perspectives exist, which poses no security or functional risk.
From the tool's definition Tool returns a list of available perspectives without modifying, executing, or deleting any data. The description indicates it 'lists' perspectives, a pure read operation. No side effects or irreversible actions are indicated.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_perspectives gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and OmniFocus-MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_perspectives:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_perspectives": {}
}
}list_perspectives is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List all available perspectives in OmniFocus, including built-in perspectives (Inbox, Projects, Tags, etc.) and custom perspectives (Pro feature). It is categorised as a Read tool in the OmniFocus-MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OmniFocus- MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_perspectives: 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 OmniFocus-MCP. Nothing to install.
list_perspectives 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_perspectives 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_perspectives. 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_perspectives is provided by the OmniFocus- MCP server (themotionmachine/omnifocus-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 12 OmniFocus-MCP tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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