github_list_repos

What github_list_repos does on Github

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

Why github_list_repos is rated Low

The 'list' operation is a retrieval pattern that queries and returns data without creating, modifying, or deleting resources. Even though the description is empty, the tool name itself is sufficiently informative—'list' operations universally perform read-only queries. This carries low risk as it only exposes existing repository metadata.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'github_list_repos' indicates retrieval of repository information. No description provided, but the name pattern and sibling tools (github_clone_repo, github_archive_repo, etc.) confirm this is a read operation that queries GitHub repositories…

The rule that runs github_list_repos 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_list_repos, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "github_list_repos": {}
  }
}

Questions about github_list_repos