AI agents call list_project_items to retrieve information from Mcp Gmail without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The 'list' verb and the action of retrieving project items are characteristic of Read operations. This tool queries and returns data without modifying, creating, or deleting anything. The low severity reflects the minimal risk of unauthorized data retrieval from a project—typical GitHub projects contain non-sensitive workflow or task information, though the actual risk depends on project contents.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_project_items' and description 'List items in a GitHub project' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List items in a GitHub project. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Gmail MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Gmail 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 Mcp Gmail. 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 Mcp Gmail MCP server (@monsoft/mcp-gmail). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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