github.search-repos

What github.search-repos does on Mcp

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

Why github.search-repos is rated Low

This tool retrieves or queries publicly available GitHub repository information based on search criteria. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations—it simply searches and returns results. The full query syntax mentioned allows flexible filtering but remains a read-only operation. The blast radius of misuse is minimal; an attacker could enumerate repositories but cannot modify or delete them.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'github.search-repos' and description 'Search GitHub repositories' indicate a query/search operation with no modification of data or side effects.

The rule that runs github.search-repos safely

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

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "github.search-repos": {}
  }
}

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