Get issues from a Backlog project
AI agents call get_project_issues to retrieve information from Backlog 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 or queries existing issues from a Backlog project without creating, modifying, or deleting any data. It has no side effects and poses minimal security risk. It falls squarely within the Read category alongside other retrieval tools on this server (get_issue_detail, get_issue_comments, get_wiki_page, etc.).
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_project_issues' and description 'Get issues from a Backlog project' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or destructive capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get issues from a Backlog project. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Backlog MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Backlog MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_project_issues: 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 Backlog MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_project_issues 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_project_issues 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_project_issues. 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_project_issues is provided by the Backlog MCP Server MCP server (katsuhirohonda/mcp-backlog-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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