List all test cases inside a Test Plan folder.
AI agents call alm_list_test_cases to retrieve information from HP ALM MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only operation that retrieves and enumerates test cases from a folder in HP ALM. There are no side effects, data modifications, deletions, or external command executions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only discover existing test case metadata without altering system state.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'alm_list_test_cases' and description 'List all test cases inside a Test Plan folder' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all test cases inside a Test Plan folder. It is categorised as a Read tool in the HP ALM MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the HP ALM MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for alm_list_test_cases: 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 HP ALM MCP Server. Nothing to install.
alm_list_test_cases 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 alm_list_test_cases 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 alm_list_test_cases. 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.
alm_list_test_cases is provided by the HP ALM MCP Server MCP server (uditmahaldar/opentext-alm-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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