assign_github_copilot_to_issue
AI agents use assign_github_copilot_to_issue to create or update resources in SousChef — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your SousChef environment.
The tool name suggests assigning GitHub Copilot to an issue, which is a write operation (modifying an issue's assignee). No description is available to confirm, so confidence is reduced. Assigning something to an issue is reversible (can be unassigned), placing it in the Write category. Severity is medium as misuse could affect issue tracking workflows.
From the tool's definition Tool name: assign_github_copilot_to_issue — description is empty/uninformative
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access assign_github_copilot_to_issue gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and SousChef, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for assign_github_copilot_to_issue:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"assign_github_copilot_to_issue": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "assign_github_copilot_to_issue_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}assign_github_copilot_to_issue stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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assign_github_copilot_to_issue. It is categorised as a Write tool in the SousChef MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the SousChef MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for assign_github_copilot_to_issue: 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 SousChef. Nothing to install.
assign_github_copilot_to_issue is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the assign_github_copilot_to_issue 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 assign_github_copilot_to_issue. 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.
assign_github_copilot_to_issue is provided by the SousChef MCP server (kpeacocke/souschef). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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