get_comments
Get comments on a pull request. Use this if user doesn't specifically want review comments. Use with pagination parameters to control the number of results returned.
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What get_comments does on GitHub
AI agents call get_comments 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 get_comments is rated Low
The tool retrieves existing comment data from a pull request without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a pure read operation with pagination controls for query management. No sensitive financial operations or destructive actions are involved. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could retrieve public or private comment data, but cannot alter or delete it.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get comments on a pull request' and explicitly notes 'Use this if user doesn't specifically want review comments.' This is a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs get_comments 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 get_comments, this is the rule to start with:
get_comments is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect GitHub, apply this rule, and every get_comments call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_comments
Get comments on a pull request. Use this if user doesn't specifically want review comments. Use with pagination parameters to control the number of results returned. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GitHub MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the GitHub MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_comments: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches GitHub. Nothing to install.
get_comments is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_comments rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_comments. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
get_comments is provided by the GitHub MCP server (oci:ghcr.io/aifity/omnigit-mcp:0.5.0). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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