List custom (manual) collections. These are collections where the merchant manually selects which products to include.
AI agents call list_custom_collections to retrieve information from Kockatoos Shopify 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 returns existing custom collection data without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It has no capability to create, update, or destroy data. While it operates within a Shopify environment with financial implications, the tool itself only retrieves information.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_custom_collections' and description 'List custom (manual) collections' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'list' is a classic read operation.
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List custom (manual) collections. These are collections where the merchant manually selects which products to include. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Kockatoos Shopify MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Kockatoos Shopify MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_custom_collections: 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 Kockatoos Shopify MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_custom_collections 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_custom_collections 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_custom_collections. 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_custom_collections is provided by the Kockatoos Shopify MCP Server MCP server (untitled-developers/shopify-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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