smembers

Get all members of a Redis set.

Server Redis MCP Server yuchenhui/mcp-redis
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What smembers does on Redis MCP Server

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

Why smembers needs a policy

This tool retrieves data from a Redis set without modifying it. It is a pure read operation equivalent to the Redis SMEMBERS command, which returns all members of a set without any side effects.

From the tool's definition Get all members of a Redis set

Questions about smembers

What does the smembers tool do? +

Get all members of a Redis set. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Redis MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on smembers? +

Register the Redis MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for smembers: 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 Redis MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is smembers? +

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

Can I rate-limit smembers? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the smembers 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 smembers completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for smembers. 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 smembers? +

smembers is provided by the Redis MCP Server MCP server (yuchenhui/mcp-redis). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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