Get GitLab group details by ID or path.
AI agents call get_group_tool to retrieve information from MCP Gitlab without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries group information without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It has no side effects and is a straightforward data retrieval operation, fitting the Read category. Severity is low because exposure of group details poses minimal risk—such metadata is typically non-sensitive or already accessible to authenticated users within a GitLab instance.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get GitLab group details by ID or path' - purely retrieval operation with 'Get' verb indicating read-only access to group metadata.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get GitLab group details by ID or path. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Gitlab MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Gitlab MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_group_tool: 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 Gitlab. Nothing to install.
get_group_tool 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 get_group_tool 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 get_group_tool. 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.
get_group_tool is provided by the MCP Gitlab MCP server (mcp-gitlab-crunchtools). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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