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 Lint
AI agents call discussion-list to retrieve information from Lint 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 is a pure read operation that queries GitHub's GraphQL API to fetch discussion metadata. It has no ability to create, modify, delete, or execute any actions. The tool only retrieves publicly available discussion information in a structured format, making it a low-severity Read category with high confidence.
From the tool's definition The tool 'Lists GitHub Discussions for a repository' via GraphQL—it retrieves and returns structured data (discussion number, title, author, category, answered status, comment count) with no modifications 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 Lint, 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 Lint, 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 Lint MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Lint 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 Lint. 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 Lint MCP server (Dave-London/Pare). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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