Get list of Confluence spaces
AI agents call confluence_get_spaces to retrieve information from Jira & Confluence 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 a list of Confluence spaces without altering, executing operations, or committing financial actions. It is a straightforward read/query operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent—at worst, it exposes the organizational structure of Confluence spaces, which is typically low-sensitivity metadata.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'confluence_get_spaces' and description 'Get list of Confluence spaces' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get list of Confluence spaces. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Jira & Confluence MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Jira & Confluence MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for confluence_get_spaces: 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 Jira & Confluence MCP Server. Nothing to install.
confluence_get_spaces 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 confluence_get_spaces 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 confluence_get_spaces. 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.
confluence_get_spaces is provided by the Jira & Confluence MCP Server MCP server (katsuhirohonda/jira-confluence-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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