# get_pull_request

A PR's details (diff stats, merged state, body).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_pull_request`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/get-pull-request

## Facts

- Tool: `get_pull_request`
- Server: GitHub (`@abhishekmcp/github`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github.md
- Install: `npx -y @abhishekmcp/github`
- Homepage: https://github.com/Abhishekkumar2021/mcp-suite
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3 (3 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `repo` | string | yes | Repository name |
| `owner` | string | yes | Repository owner (user or org) |
| `number` | integer | yes |  |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_pull_request",
    "arguments": {
      "repo": "<repo>",
      "owner": "<owner>",
      "number": 0
    }
  }
}
```

## Why get_pull_request is rated Low

This tool retrieves metadata and historical information about an existing pull request. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. The data returned (diff stats, merge state, body text) are informational only and cause no changes to the repository or any other state. Confidence is very high because the description unambiguously describes a query operation.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool returns 'PR's details (diff stats, merged state, body)' — purely retrieval operations with no side effects. The name 'get_pull_request' and description explicitly indicate read-only data retrieval."

## Use case

AI agents call get_pull_request 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_pull_request": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on GitHub (15)

- `github_logout` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/github-logout.md
- `github_login` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/github-login.md
- `get_file_contents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/get-file-contents.md
- `get_issue` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/get-issue.md
- `get_repo` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/get-repo.md
- `list_issues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/list-issues.md
- `list_notifications` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/list-notifications.md
- `list_pull_requests` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/list-pull-requests.md
- `rate_limit` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/rate-limit.md
- `search_code` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/search-code.md
- `search_issues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/search-issues.md
- `search_repos` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/search-repos.md
- `whoami` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/whoami.md
- `add_issue_comment` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/add-issue-comment.md
- `create_issue` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/create-issue.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=io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github