diff --git a/pkg/policy/criteria/mcp_tool.go b/pkg/policy/criteria/mcp_tool.go
index a16f2bed7..db31634b3 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/criteria/mcp_tool.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/criteria/mcp_tool.go
@@ -23,29 +23,38 @@ func (c mcpToolCriterion) GenerateRule(_ string, data parser.Value) (*ast.Rule,
 	r1 := c.g.NewRule(c.Name())
 	r1.Head.Value = NewCriterionTerm(true, ReasonMCPNotAToolCall)
 	r1.Body = ast.Body{
-		ast.MustParseExpr(`input.mcp.method != "tools/call"`),
+		ast.MustParseExpr(`not input.mcp.method`),
 	}
 
 	r2 := &ast.Rule{
+		Head: generator.NewHead("", NewCriterionTerm(true, ReasonMCPNotAToolCall)),
+		Body: ast.Body{
+			ast.MustParseExpr(`input.mcp.method`),
+			ast.MustParseExpr(`input.mcp.method != "tools/call"`),
+		},
+	}
+	r1.Else = r2
+
+	r3 := &ast.Rule{
 		Head: generator.NewHead("", NewCriterionTerm(true, ReasonMCPToolOK)),
 		Body: ast.Body{
 			ast.MustParseExpr(`input.mcp.method == "tools/call"`),
 		},
 	}
 	toolRef := ast.RefTerm(ast.VarTerm("input"), ast.VarTerm("mcp"), ast.VarTerm("tool_call"), ast.VarTerm("name"))
-	err := matchString(&r2.Body, toolRef, data)
+	err := matchString(&r3.Body, toolRef, data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	r1.Else = r2
+	r2.Else = r3
 
-	r3 := &ast.Rule{
+	r4 := &ast.Rule{
 		Head: generator.NewHead("", NewCriterionTerm(false, ReasonMCPToolUnauthorized)),
 		Body: ast.Body{
 			ast.NewExpr(ast.BooleanTerm(true)),
 		},
 	}
-	r2.Else = r3
+	r3.Else = r4
 
 	return r1, nil, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/policy/criteria/mcp_tool_test.go b/pkg/policy/criteria/mcp_tool_test.go
index 365818332..d19fa9d4b 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/criteria/mcp_tool_test.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/criteria/mcp_tool_test.go
@@ -68,4 +68,15 @@ allow:
 		require.Equal(t, A{true, A{ReasonMCPNotAToolCall}, M{}}, res["allow"])
 		require.Equal(t, A{false, A{}}, res["deny"])
 	})
+	t.Run("no method name should pass", func(t *testing.T) {
+		res, err := evaluate(t, `
+allow:
+  and:
+    - mcp_tool:
+        is: list_tables
+`, []*databroker.Record{}, Input{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, A{true, A{ReasonMCPNotAToolCall}, M{}}, res["allow"])
+		require.Equal(t, A{false, A{}}, res["deny"])
+	})
 }