Get information about a branch in a GitHub repository
AI agents call get_branch_info to retrieve information from GitHub See MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves information about a Git branch (likely including commit history, branch protection rules, or other metadata) without creating, modifying, or deleting any resources. It is a read-only operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_branch_info' and description 'Get information about a branch in a GitHub repository' indicate retrieval of branch metadata with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get information about a branch in a GitHub repository. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GitHub See MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the GitHub See MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_branch_info: 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 GitHub See MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_branch_info 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_branch_info 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_branch_info. 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_branch_info is provided by the GitHub See MCP Server MCP server (jesusmaster/github-see-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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