List available iOS simulators
AI agents call simulator_list to retrieve information from Xclaude Plugin 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 a list of iOS simulators without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It is purely informational retrieval, fitting the Read category. The severity is low because listing simulators poses minimal security risk—it only exposes names/metadata of local development environments, not sensitive data or irreversible actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'simulator_list' and description 'List available iOS simulators' indicate a read-only operation that retrieves information without modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List available iOS simulators. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Xclaude Plugin MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Xclaude Plugin MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for simulator_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 Xclaude Plugin. Nothing to install.
simulator_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 simulator_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 simulator_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.
simulator_list is provided by the Xclaude Plugin MCP server (conorluddy/xclaude-plugin). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
simulator_list is one line of Xclaude Plugin'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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