Get commit history.
AI agents call git_log to retrieve information from Git MCP Assistant Tool without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
git_log retrieves and displays commit history metadata. It has no side effects, does not modify the repository, and does not execute code or perform destructive actions. This is a straightforward read operation for querying repository information.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'git_log' and description states 'Get commit history' — a read-only query operation that retrieves historical data without modifying or executing any changes.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get commit history. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Git MCP Assistant Tool MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Git MCP Assistant Tool MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for git_log: 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 Git MCP Assistant Tool. Nothing to install.
git_log 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 git_log 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 git_log. 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.
git_log is provided by the Git MCP Assistant Tool MCP server (kamiwaza-drew/tool-git). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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