vision.list_surprises
List recorded surprise events for a world (optionally filtered).
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What vision.list_surprises does on Visionmcp
AI agents call vision.list_surprises to retrieve information from Visionmcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why vision.list_surprises is rated Low
This tool retrieves historical event data for querying and inspection purposes. The use of 'list' combined with the read-only nature of retrieving previously recorded events indicates a data retrieval operation. No creation, modification, deletion, execution, or financial impact is implied. The optional filtering suggests standard query parameters that further support the read-only classification.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'list' and description states it 'List[s] recorded surprise events', which is a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs vision.list_surprises safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Visionmcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For vision.list_surprises, this is the rule to start with:
vision.list_surprises is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Visionmcp, apply this rule, and every vision.list_surprises call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about vision.list_surprises
List recorded surprise events for a world (optionally filtered). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Visionmcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Vision MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for vision.list_surprises: 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 Visionmcp. Nothing to install.
vision.list_surprises 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 vision.list_surprises 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 vision.list_surprises. 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.
vision.list_surprises is provided by the Vision MCP server (joshuahickscorp/visionmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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