List all items (issues, pull requests, draft issues) in a GitHub Project V2
AI agents call list_project_items to retrieve information from GitHub Projects MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves existing items from a GitHub Project V2 without creating, modifying, or deleting any data. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal security risk. The only potential concern is information disclosure if sensitive issue/PR data is exposed, but listing project contents is a standard read capability with low blast radius.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_project_items' and description 'List all items' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all items (issues, pull requests, draft issues) in a GitHub Project V2. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GitHub Projects MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the GitHub Projects MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_project_items: 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 GitHub Projects MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_project_items 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_project_items 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_project_items. 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_project_items is provided by the GitHub Projects MCP Server MCP server (lexmata/github-projects-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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