List all roles defined in Looker.
AI agents call list_roles to retrieve information from Looker MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves role configuration data from Looker without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a read-only administrative query that returns existing role definitions. The severity is low because listing roles is informational and carries minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_roles' and description states 'List all roles defined in Looker', indicating a retrieval operation with no side effects.
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List all roles defined in Looker. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Looker MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Looker MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_roles: 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 Looker MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_roles 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_roles 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_roles. 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_roles is provided by the Looker MCP Server MCP server (ultrathink-solutions/looker-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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