list_github_repository_files
AI agents call list_github_repository_files to retrieve information from Risky Business 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 file information from GitHub repositories without creating, modifying, executing, or deleting any data. It fits the Read category (retrieves/queries data; no side effects). Even though the description is empty, the clear naming convention ('list') and the sibling context (vulnerability research involving searches and queries) confirm this is informational access only.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_github_repository_files' indicates a listing/directory operation with no modification capability. The verb 'list' is a classic read operation. No description provided, but naming convention strongly suggests retrieval only.
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list_github_repository_files. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Risky Business MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Risky Business MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_github_repository_files: 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 Risky Business MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_github_repository_files 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_github_repository_files 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_github_repository_files. 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_github_repository_files is provided by the Risky Business MCP Server MCP server (khizar-anjum/risky-business-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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