list_tools

Lista herramientas de ciberseguridad organizadas por categoría, con descripción y casos de uso.

Server Cybersecurity Professor MCP Server yesidleon1393/cybersec-mcp
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What list_tools does on Cybersecurity Professor MCP Server

AI agents call list_tools to retrieve information from Cybersecurity Professor MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why list_tools needs a policy

This tool performs a data retrieval operation—listing and describing cybersecurity tools. It has no side effects, creates no resources, executes no code, and does not alter any state. This is a classic Read operation. The context of a cybersecurity educational server further supports that this is informational content delivery.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_tools' and description 'Lista herramientas de ciberseguridad organizadas por categoría, con descripción y casos de uso' (Lists cybersecurity tools organized by category, with description and use cases) indicate a retrieval operation that…

Questions about list_tools

What does the list_tools tool do? +

Lista herramientas de ciberseguridad organizadas por categoría, con descripción y casos de uso. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cybersecurity Professor MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on list_tools? +

Register the Cybersecurity Professor MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_tools: 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 Cybersecurity Professor MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is list_tools? +

list_tools is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit list_tools? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list_tools 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.

How do I block list_tools completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for list_tools. 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.

What MCP server provides list_tools? +

list_tools is provided by the Cybersecurity Professor MCP Server MCP server (yesidleon1393/cybersec-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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