List all groups (teams) in the Shortcut workspace.
AI agents call list_groups to retrieve information from Shortcut Com 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 organizational structure data (groups/teams) from the Shortcut workspace without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. Listing groups is informational and has no blast radius—it cannot cause unintended data loss, code execution, or financial impact if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_groups' and description 'List all groups (teams)' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'list' is characteristic of Read category tools.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all groups (teams) in the Shortcut workspace. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Shortcut Com MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Shortcut Com MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_groups: 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 Shortcut Com MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_groups 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_groups 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_groups. 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_groups is provided by the Shortcut Com MCP Server MCP server (wynnd/mcp-server-shortcut). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
list_groups is one line of Shortcut Com MCP Server's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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