# list_issues

List issues, optionally filtered by project. Returns issue details including state, priority, and URL.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `list_issues`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/list-issues

## Facts

- Tool: `list_issues`
- Server: Linear Kanban Server (`0xikarus/linear-kanban-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/0xikarus/linear-kanban-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "list_issues",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why list_issues is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves existing issue data from Linear without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. It is a pure read operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent—worst case, it could enumerate issues an agent shouldn't see, but it cannot alter any state or trigger external operations.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'list_issues' and description 'List issues, optionally filtered by project. Returns issue details including state, priority, and URL.' indicate data retrieval with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call list_issues to retrieve information from Linear Kanban Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Linear Kanban Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "list_issues": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Linear Kanban Server (21)

- `delete_issue` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/delete-issue.md
- `delete_milestone` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/delete-milestone.md
- `get_issue` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/get-issue.md
- `get_milestone` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/get-milestone.md
- `get_project` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/get-project.md
- `list_milestone_issues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/list-milestone-issues.md
- `list_milestones` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/list-milestones.md
- `list_project_updates` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/list-project-updates.md
- `list_projects` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/list-projects.md
- `list_teams` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/list-teams.md
- `list_users` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/list-users.md
- `list_workflow_states` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/list-workflow-states.md
- `search_issues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/search-issues.md
- `add_comment` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/add-comment.md
- `assign_issue_to_milestone` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/assign-issue-to-milestone.md
- `create_issue` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/create-issue.md
- `create_milestone` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/create-milestone.md
- `create_project_update` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/create-project-update.md
- `move_issue` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/move-issue.md
- `update_issue` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/update-issue.md
- `update_milestone` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp/update-milestone.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/0xikarus-linear-kanban-mcp