discussion-list
Lists GitHub Discussions for a repository via GraphQL. Returns structured list with discussion number, title, author, category, answered status, and comment count.
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What discussion-list does on Docker
AI agents call discussion-list to retrieve information from Docker without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why discussion-list is rated Low
This tool queries GitHub's GraphQL API to retrieve discussion metadata (discussion number, title, author, category, answered status, comment count). It performs a read-only operation that retrieves existing data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Lists GitHub Discussions for a repository' and 'Returns structured list' — purely retrieving and presenting data with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs discussion-list safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Docker, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For discussion-list, this is the rule to start with:
discussion-list 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 Docker, apply this rule, and every discussion-list call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about discussion-list
Lists GitHub Discussions for a repository via GraphQL. Returns structured list with discussion number, title, author, category, answered status, and comment count. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Docker MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Docker MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for discussion-list: 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 Docker. Nothing to install.
discussion-list 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 discussion-list 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 discussion-list. 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.
discussion-list is provided by the Docker MCP server (@paretools/docker). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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