Show all relationships for a work item
AI agents call get_work_item_relations to retrieve information from Azure DevOps MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and displays relationship metadata associated with a work item. It has no side effects, does not modify, delete, or execute any operations. It is purely informational, making it a Read category tool with low severity risk. The confidence is high because the description is explicit about its read-only nature.
From the tool's definition The tool description states 'Show all relationships for a work item' and the name 'get_work_item_relations' indicates a retrieval operation. The verb 'get' and 'show' are read operations that query existing data without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Show all relationships for a work item. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Azure DevOps MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Azure DevOps MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_work_item_relations: 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 Azure DevOps MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_work_item_relations 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 get_work_item_relations 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 get_work_item_relations. 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.
get_work_item_relations is provided by the Azure DevOps MCP Server MCP server (jaybird-us/azure-devops-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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