Get full details for a single repository (settings, visibility, permissions).
AI agents call get_repository to retrieve information from Ghe Mcp Gateway without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves repository metadata and configuration details without modifying any state. While repository settings and visibility information could be sensitive in a GitHub Enterprise context, the read-only nature and lack of side effects clearly places this in the Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_repository' and description 'Get full details for a single repository (settings, visibility, permissions)' indicate data retrieval with no modification. Server description emphasizes 'read-only safety by default.' No side effects are triggered.
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Get full details for a single repository (settings, visibility, permissions). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ghe Mcp Gateway MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ghe Mcp Gateway MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_repository: 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 Ghe Mcp Gateway. Nothing to install.
get_repository 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_repository 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_repository. 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_repository is provided by the Ghe Mcp Gateway MCP server (mholzinger/ghe-mcp-gateway). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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