# redmine_cycle_time

A read tool on the Redmine Analytics and Automation MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `redmine_cycle_time`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-cycle-time

## Facts

- Tool: `redmine_cycle_time`
- Server: Redmine Analytics and Automation MCP Server (`a1official/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/a1official/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": "redmine_cycle_time",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why redmine_cycle_time is rated Low

Cycle time metrics are analytical measurements derived from existing project data. The naming pattern and context strongly suggest this tool retrieves or calculates cycle time data without modifying Redmine state. However, confidence is not higher because the description is empty, leaving some ambiguity about whether it might have side effects.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name contains 'cycle_time' and is on a Redmine Analytics server alongside sibling tools like 'redmine_backlog_analytics', 'redmine_list_issues', and 'redmine_get_issue', which are all data retrieval operations."

## Use case

AI agents call redmine_cycle_time to retrieve information from Redmine Analytics and Automation MCP 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 Redmine Analytics and Automation MCP Server:

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

## Other tools on Redmine Analytics and Automation MCP Server (32)

- `redmine_delete_issue` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-delete-issue.md
- `browse_website` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/browse-website.md
- `screenshot_website` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/screenshot-website.md
- `play_music` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/play-music.md
- `extract_links` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/extract-links.md
- `get_artist_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/get-artist-info.md
- `redmine_backlog_analytics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-backlog-analytics.md
- `redmine_get_issue` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-get-issue.md
- `redmine_list_issues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-list-issues.md
- `redmine_list_projects` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-list-projects.md
- `redmine_list_statuses` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-list-statuses.md
- `redmine_list_trackers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-list-trackers.md
- `redmine_list_users` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-list-users.md
- `redmine_list_versions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-list-versions.md
- `redmine_oauth_exchange_code` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-oauth-exchange-code.md
- `redmine_oauth_get_auth_url` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-oauth-get-auth-url.md
- `redmine_oauth_list_issues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-oauth-list-issues.md
- `redmine_oauth_list_projects` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-oauth-list-projects.md
- `redmine_quality_metrics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-quality-metrics.md
- `redmine_release_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-release-status.md
- `redmine_sprint_analytics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-sprint-analytics.md
- `redmine_team_workload` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-team-workload.md
- `redmine_throughput` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-throughput.md
- `redmine_velocity_trend` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-velocity-trend.md
- `scrape_products` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/scrape-products.md
- `search_duckduckgo` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/search-duckduckgo.md
- `search_google` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/search-google.md
- `search_music` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/search-music.md
- `search_products_smart` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/search-products-smart.md
- `redmine_create_issue` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp/redmine-create-issue.md
- …and 2 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/a1official-mcp.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=a1official-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/a1official-mcp