assign_issue

THE RISK

Medium Risk

Why assign_issue needs a policy

Assigning a user to an issue is a reversible modification operation. It changes the issue's state by adding/updating assignee information, which qualifies as Write. Severity is medium because misconfiguration could assign wrong users to sensitive issues (creating noise or exposure), but the blast radius is limited to metadata changes on a single issue.

From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Assign users to an issue' — this modifies the assignee metadata of an issue, creating or updating an association without deleting or overwriting data irreversibly.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access assign_issue gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control assign_issue

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and AtomGit MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for assign_issue:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "assign_issue": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "assign_issue_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

assign_issue stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

Create a free account and register AtomGit MCP Server — nothing to install.
Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

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EXPLORE

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FAQ

Questions about assign_issue

What does the assign_issue tool do? +

Assign users to an issue in a AtomGit repository. It is categorised as a Write tool in the AtomGit MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on assign_issue? +

Register the AtomGit MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for assign_issue: 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 AtomGit MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is assign_issue? +

assign_issue is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit assign_issue? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the assign_issue 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.

How do I block assign_issue completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for assign_issue. 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.

What MCP server provides assign_issue? +

assign_issue is provided by the AtomGit MCP Server MCP server (kaiyuanxiaobing/atomgit-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every AtomGit MCP Server tool call.

Start from AtomGit MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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