bazel_ios_show_defaults
Show current session defaults, active profile, and config file settings.
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What bazel_ios_show_defaults does on XcodeBazelMCP
AI agents call bazel_ios_show_defaults 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_show_defaults is rated Low
This tool reads and displays session defaults and configuration settings. It performs no state changes, no code execution, and no side effects—it is purely informational retrieval. This aligns with the Read category for tools that query or fetch data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'show_defaults' and description 'Show current session defaults, active profile, and config file settings' indicate a query operation that retrieves and displays configuration information without modifying or executing anything.
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The rule that runs bazel_ios_show_defaults 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_show_defaults, this is the rule to start with:
bazel_ios_show_defaults is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect XcodeBazelMCP, apply this rule, and every bazel_ios_show_defaults call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about bazel_ios_show_defaults
Show current session defaults, active profile, and config file settings. It is categorised as a Read tool in the XcodeBazelMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the XcodeBazel MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for bazel_ios_show_defaults: 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 XcodeBazelMCP. Nothing to install.
bazel_ios_show_defaults 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 bazel_ios_show_defaults 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 bazel_ios_show_defaults. 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.
bazel_ios_show_defaults is provided by the XcodeBazel MCP server (xcodebazelmcp/xcodebazelmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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