bazel_ios_list_simulators

What bazel_ios_list_simulators does on XcodeBazelMCP

AI agents call bazel_ios_list_simulators to retrieve information from XcodeBazelMCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why bazel_ios_list_simulators is rated Low

The tool performs a read-only operation that queries the state of available simulators using Apple's simctl utility. It retrieves and displays information with no side effects, modifications, or ability to trigger external operations beyond data retrieval. This is a standard inventory/discovery operation typical of development tooling.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'bazel_ios_list_simulators' and description 'List available iOS Simulator devices from simctl' indicate a query operation that retrieves device information without modification or execution.

The rule that runs bazel_ios_list_simulators safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and XcodeBazelMCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For bazel_ios_list_simulators, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "bazel_ios_list_simulators": {}
  }
}

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