label-list
Lists repository labels. Returns structured data with label name, description, color, and default status.
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What label-list does on Lint
AI agents call label-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 label-list is rated Low
This tool performs a retrieval operation on repository metadata (labels). It queries and returns structured label information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The read-only nature and absence of side effects place it clearly in the Read category with low severity, as label information is typically non-sensitive metadata that an AI agent could safely query.
From the tool's definition 'Lists repository labels' with returns of 'label name, description, color, and default status' indicates a query operation that retrieves data without modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs label-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 label-list, this is the rule to start with:
label-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 label-list call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about label-list
Lists repository labels. Returns structured data with label name, description, color, and default status. 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 label-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.
label-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 label-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 label-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.
label-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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