Get issue types and metadata for a Jira project
AI agents call getJiraProjectIssueTypesMetadata to retrieve information from Atlassian Multi without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves configuration and metadata information about issue types in a Jira project. It performs no side effects, makes no modifications to data, and triggers no external operations. It is a pure read operation that gathers information for display or reference purposes, consistent with the 'Read' category for tools that retrieve or query data without side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getJiraProjectIssueTypesMetadata' and description 'Get issue types and metadata for a Jira project' indicate a retrieval operation that queries and returns metadata without modifying or executing actions.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get issue types and metadata for a Jira project. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Atlassian Multi MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Atlassian Multi MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getJiraProjectIssueTypesMetadata: 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 Atlassian Multi. Nothing to install.
getJiraProjectIssueTypesMetadata 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 getJiraProjectIssueTypesMetadata 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 getJiraProjectIssueTypesMetadata. 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.
getJiraProjectIssueTypesMetadata is provided by the Atlassian Multi MCP server (ntlongctt/atlassian-multi-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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