List CodeQL/code-scanning alerts for a repo. state: open | closed | dismissed | fixed.
AI agents call list_code_scanning_alerts 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 security scanning results (CodeQL alerts) without modifying data. It is a query operation that presents no side effects. Severity is medium rather than low because exposure of code-scanning alerts could reveal security vulnerabilities, sensitive coding patterns, or internal architectural details to an unauthorized agent, though the risk is mitigated by the tool's read-only nature.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_code_scanning_alerts' and description states it 'List[s] CodeQL/code-scanning alerts for a repo' with filtering by state.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List CodeQL/code-scanning alerts for a repo. state: open | closed | dismissed | fixed. 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 list_code_scanning_alerts: 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.
list_code_scanning_alerts 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_code_scanning_alerts 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_code_scanning_alerts. 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_code_scanning_alerts 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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