github_list_security_alerts

What github_list_security_alerts does on Github

AI agents call github_list_security_alerts 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_security_alerts is rated Low

The 'list' verb combined with 'security_alerts' suggests this tool retrieves/queries existing security alert information from GitHub without making changes, executing code, or deleting data. This is a read-only operation with minimal blast radius—even if misused, it only exposes information already available to the authenticated user.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'github_list_security_alerts' contains 'list' which indicates data retrieval. The server description mentions 'security' operations, and this tool appears to query GitHub's security alert data without modifying or executing anything.

The rule that runs github_list_security_alerts 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_security_alerts, this is the rule to start with:

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

Questions about github_list_security_alerts