List open pull requests or issues for a repository owner.
AI agents call list_open_issues_prs to retrieve information from Downscoping without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and lists data about pull requests and issues from a repository without creating, modifying, or deleting any resources. It is a read-only operation with minimal security risk—the worst case is unauthorized information disclosure of PR/issue metadata, which is typically low-severity in most contexts.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_open_issues_prs' and description 'List open pull requests or issues' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List open pull requests or issues for a repository owner. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Downscoping MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Downscoping MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_open_issues_prs: 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 Downscoping. Nothing to install.
list_open_issues_prs 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 list_open_issues_prs 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 list_open_issues_prs. 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.
list_open_issues_prs is provided by the Downscoping MCP server (kbroughton/downscoping-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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