projects_get
Get details of GitHub Projects resources
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What projects_get does on GitHub
AI agents call projects_get 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 projects_get is rated Low
This tool retrieves or queries GitHub Projects data without side effects. The verb 'Get' and the read-only nature of fetching project details classify it as a Read operation. Low severity because retrieval alone poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'projects_get' and description 'Get details of GitHub Projects resources' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or execution capability.
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The rule that runs projects_get 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 projects_get, this is the rule to start with:
projects_get 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 projects_get call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about projects_get
Get details of GitHub Projects resources. 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 projects_get: 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.
projects_get 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 projects_get 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 projects_get. 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.
projects_get 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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