# github_set_description

Set the short description shown under the repo title.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `github_set_description`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-set-description

## Facts

- Tool: `github_set_description`
- Server: Github (`dkeeno/github-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/dkeeno/github-mcp-server
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

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

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

## Why github_set_description is rated Medium

This tool modifies repository metadata (the description field shown on GitHub) but does not execute code, delete data, or cause irreversible changes. The modification is reversible—the description can be changed again or cleared. This fits the Write category: creates or modifies data reversibly.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool sets/modifies the repository description, which is metadata that can be changed reversibly. The term 'set' combined with 'description' indicates a create/update operation on repository settings, not retrieval, code execution, or deletion."

## Use case

AI agents use github_set_description 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Github:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "github_set_description": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "github_set_description_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Github (68)

- `github_delete_repo` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-delete-repo.md
- `github_delete_secret` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-delete-secret.md
- `github_remove_branch_protection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-remove-branch-protection.md
- `github_cancel_workflow_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-cancel-workflow-run.md
- `github_rerun_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-rerun-workflow.md
- `github_trigger_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-trigger-workflow.md
- `github_transfer_repo` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-transfer-repo.md
- `github_analyze_workflow_failure` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-analyze-workflow-failure.md
- `github_audit_repo` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-audit-repo.md
- `github_check_token_scopes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-check-token-scopes.md
- `github_get_branch_protection` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-get-branch-protection.md
- `github_get_file` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-get-file.md
- `github_get_issue` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-get-issue.md
- `github_get_pr` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-get-pr.md
- `github_get_profile_stats` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-get-profile-stats.md
- `github_get_repo` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-get-repo.md
- `github_get_repo_stats` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-get-repo-stats.md
- `github_get_traffic` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-get-traffic.md
- `github_get_user` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-get-user.md
- `github_get_workflow_logs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-get-workflow-logs.md
- `github_get_workflow_run` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-get-workflow-run.md
- `github_list_issues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-list-issues.md
- `github_list_prs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-list-prs.md
- `github_list_releases` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-list-releases.md
- `github_list_repos` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-list-repos.md
- `github_list_secrets` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-list-secrets.md
- `github_list_security_alerts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-list-security-alerts.md
- `github_list_stargazers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-list-stargazers.md
- `github_list_variables` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-list-variables.md
- `github_list_workflow_runs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server/github-list-workflow-runs.md
- …and 38 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/dkeeno-github-mcp-server.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=dkeeno-github-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/dkeeno-github-mcp-server