Retrieve a list of watches for a particular Brand and/or Family, optionally filtered by update date.
AI agents call list_watches to retrieve information from WatchBase MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves or queries watch data from WatchBase's database without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward data retrieval function with minimal blast radius if misused—worst case being excessive queries or information disclosure of the watch database contents.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_watches' and description 'Retrieve a list of watches' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects. The filtering parameters (Brand, Family, update date) are all read-only query filters.
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Retrieve a list of watches for a particular Brand and/or Family, optionally filtered by update date. It is categorised as a Read tool in the WatchBase MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the WatchBase MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_watches: 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 WatchBase MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_watches 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_watches 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_watches. 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_watches is provided by the WatchBase MCP Server MCP server (watchdealer-pavel/watchbase-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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