List every contact that currently has auto-reply transcription enabled, with display names from Google Contacts (when matched) or WhatsApp push name fallback. Returns: - contacts: array of { phone, display_name, person_name, push_name }
AI agents call whatsapp_auto_reply_list to retrieve information from Waha without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries auto-reply configuration state for contacts, returning contact information and display names. It has no side effects—it neither creates, modifies, deletes, nor executes operations. The return structure (array of contact objects) confirms it is purely informational.
From the tool's definition Tool name includes 'list' and description states 'List every contact' with no modification or deletion operations. Returns contact data without side effects.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List every contact that currently has auto-reply transcription enabled, with display names from Google Contacts (when matched) or WhatsApp push name fallback. Returns: - contacts: array of { phone, display_name, person_name, push_name }. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Waha MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Waha MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for whatsapp_auto_reply_list: 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 Waha. Nothing to install.
whatsapp_auto_reply_list 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 whatsapp_auto_reply_list 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 whatsapp_auto_reply_list. 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.
whatsapp_auto_reply_list is provided by the Waha MCP server (@marcos-heidemann/waha-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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