List all smali directories in a project with enhanced metadata. Args: project_dir: Path to the APKTool project directory Returns: Dictionary with list of smali directories and metadata
AI agents call list_smali_directories to retrieve information from Apktool MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool reads and enumerates directory structures within an APKTool project, returning metadata about smali directories. It performs no modifications, deletions, or external operations—purely informational retrieval. While the server context (reverse engineering Android apps) involves sensitive operations, this specific tool is a safe read operation with negligible blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'List all smali directories in a project with enhanced metadata' and 'Returns: Dictionary with list of smali directories and metadata'. The verb 'List' and return of metadata indicate retrieval/query operations with no side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_smali_directories gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Apktool MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_smali_directories:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_smali_directories": {}
}
}list_smali_directories is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List all smali directories in a project with enhanced metadata. Args: project_dir: Path to the APKTool project directory Returns: Dictionary with list of smali directories and metadata. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apktool MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Apktool MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_smali_directories: 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 Apktool MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_smali_directories 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 list_smali_directories 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 list_smali_directories. 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.
list_smali_directories is provided by the Apktool MCP Server MCP server (zinja-coder/apktool-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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