AI agents call redmine_get_role to retrieve information from Redmine 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 role's properties (permissions, visibility, assignability) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a read-only information retrieval operation with no side effects or blast radius if misused by an agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'redmine_get_role' and description 'Get detailed information about a role' — the verb 'Get' and action of retrieving role information with no modification capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
[Alpha] Get detailed information about a role including permissions, visibility settings, and assignability (requires Redmine 2.2+). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Redmine MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Redmine MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for redmine_get_role: 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 Redmine. Nothing to install.
redmine_get_role 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 redmine_get_role 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 redmine_get_role. 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.
redmine_get_role is provided by the Redmine MCP server (jesusr00/mcp-server-redmine). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
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