# recent_alerts

Pull fired events from your subscription feed. Returns the most recent alerts the evaluator has written to your persisted feed — each carries source, citation_uri (pipeworx:// when available), and the raw event payload. Filter by type (e.g. "sec_8k") and/or since (ISO timestamp). Set mark_read:true to flag returned events read so the next call only shows newer ones. Polls work fine; the same feed is also at GET registry.pipeworx.io/alerts.json for scripts and dashboards.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `recent_alerts`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/recent-alerts

## Facts

- Tool: `recent_alerts`
- Server: Linear (`https://gateway.pipeworx.io/linear/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-linear
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: yes
- Parameters: 5
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `type` | string | no | Optional — filter to one subscription type. |
| `limit` | number | no | Max events to return (1-200, default 50). |
| `since` | string | no | Optional ISO timestamp — return events fired_at >= this time. |
| `mark_read` | boolean | no | Flag the returned events read in the same call (default false). |
| `unread_only` | boolean | no | Return only events where read_at is null (default false). |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "recent_alerts",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why recent_alerts is rated Low

The primary action is retrieving/reading alert events from a feed. The mark_read:true flag is a minor state mutation (flagging items as read), but this is a reversible, low-impact side effect ancillary to the read operation. The tool does not create, modify, delete, or execute anything of consequence. Severity is low because misuse would only expose alert feed data.

From the tool's own definition: "'Pull fired events from your subscription feed. Returns the most recent alerts the evaluator has written to your persisted feed' and 'the same feed is also at GET registry.pipeworx.io/alerts.json for scripts and dashboards'"

## Use case

AI agents call recent_alerts to retrieve information from Linear without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Linear:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "recent_alerts": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Linear (35)

- `forget` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/forget.md
- `generate_llms_txt` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/generate-llms-txt.md
- `polymarket_edges` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/polymarket-edges.md
- `polymarket_fill_risk` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/polymarket-fill-risk.md
- `ai_visibility_check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/ai-visibility-check.md
- `ask_pipeworx` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/ask-pipeworx.md
- `ask_pipeworx_beta` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/ask-pipeworx-beta.md
- `ask_pipeworx_grounded` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/ask-pipeworx-grounded.md
- `bet_research` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/bet-research.md
- `compare_entities` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/compare-entities.md
- `deep_research` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/deep-research.md
- `discover_tools` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/discover-tools.md
- `entity_profile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/entity-profile.md
- `linear_get_issue` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/linear-get-issue.md
- `linear_list_issues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/linear-list-issues.md
- `linear_list_teams` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/linear-list-teams.md
- `linear_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/linear-search.md
- `list_subscriptions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/list-subscriptions.md
- `pipeworx_trending` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/pipeworx-trending.md
- `polymarket_arbitrage` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/polymarket-arbitrage.md
- `polymarket_edge_tracker` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/polymarket-edge-tracker.md
- `polymarket_kalshi_spread` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/polymarket-kalshi-spread.md
- `recall` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/recall.md
- `recent_changes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/recent-changes.md
- `resolve_entity` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/resolve-entity.md
- `scan_competitor_ai_presence` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/scan-competitor-ai-presence.md
- `scan_dependency` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/scan-dependency.md
- `search_within` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/search-within.md
- `suggest_questions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/suggest-questions.md
- `validate_claim` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear/validate-claim.md
- …and 5 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-pipeworx-io-linear · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-pipeworx-io-linear
