list_protected_branches

What list_protected_branches does on Gitlab Mcp

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

Why list_protected_branches is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves information about protected branches without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely informational and fits the Read category (retrieves or queries data; no side effects). The severity is low because exposure of branch protection metadata poses minimal risk—it is typically public or semi-public information within a project, and reading it cannot cause harm.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_protected_branches' and description 'List protected branches in a project, supports search filter' indicate a retrieval/query operation with no side effects.

The rule that runs list_protected_branches safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Gitlab Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_protected_branches, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "list_protected_branches": {}
  }
}

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