AI agents call list_dispatches to retrieve information from Todos without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns dispatch history information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. The verb 'List' and the focus on displaying existing data (history, counts, timing) are characteristic of Read operations. No destructive, financial, or execution capabilities are present.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'List dispatch history' and 'Shows target, task count, timing, and any errors' — purely retrieves and displays historical data with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List dispatch history with optional status filter. Shows target, task count, timing, and any errors. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Todos MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Todos MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_dispatches: 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 Todos. Nothing to install.
list_dispatches 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_dispatches 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_dispatches. 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_dispatches is provided by the Todos MCP server (@hasna/todos). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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