Retrieves all work items for a given application, can filter by work item type and specific owner
AI agents call get_work_items to retrieve information from MCP DevOps Plan Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a query operation that retrieves and filters existing work items without creating, modifying, or deleting data. It has no side effects on the system state and presents minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent, as it only exposes information the agent is authorized to access.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_work_items' and description 'Retrieves all work items' indicate data retrieval with no modification. Filtering capability does not change this classification—it remains a read operation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Retrieves all work items for a given application, can filter by work item type and specific owner. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP DevOps Plan Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP DevOps Plan Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_work_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 DevOps Plan Server. Nothing to install.
get_work_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 get_work_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 get_work_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.
get_work_items is provided by the MCP DevOps Plan Server MCP server (mrchris2000/mcp-devops-plan). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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