Retrieve the parent hierarchy of a Confluence page. Returns the full ancestry path from root to the immediate parent.
AI agents call list_confluence_page_ancestors to retrieve information from Mcp Atlassian without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only retrieves information about page relationships (parent hierarchy) with no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations—it simply queries and returns data. This is a classic Read operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_confluence_page_ancestors' and description 'Retrieve the parent hierarchy of a Confluence page.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Retrieve the parent hierarchy of a Confluence page. Returns the full ancestry path from root to the immediate parent. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Atlassian MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Atlassian MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_confluence_page_ancestors: 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 Mcp Atlassian. Nothing to install.
list_confluence_page_ancestors 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_confluence_page_ancestors 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_confluence_page_ancestors. 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_confluence_page_ancestors is provided by the Mcp Atlassian MCP server (mcp-atlassian). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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