github_add_readme_badges

What github_add_readme_badges does on Github

AI agents use github_add_readme_badges to create or update resources in Github, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Github environment.

Why github_add_readme_badges is rated Medium

Adding badges to a README is a reversible write operation that creates or modifies file content in a repository. While it changes repository state, it is not destructive (the original content remains recoverable via git history) and does not execute arbitrary code or delete data. The empty description lowers confidence slightly, but the action implied by the name is clearly a content modification (Write category).

From the tool's definition Tool name 'github_add_readme_badges' indicates modification of repository README file by adding badges. Server description explicitly mentions 'repository management' and the tool operates within a GitHub operations context where such actions modify…

The rule that runs github_add_readme_badges safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Github, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For github_add_readme_badges, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "github_add_readme_badges": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "github_add_readme_badges_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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