get_issues_bulk
AI agents call get_issues_bulk to retrieve information from MCP Atlassian without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool appears to retrieve or query multiple Jira issues in bulk. Retrieval operations that do not modify data fall under the Read category. The sibling tools get_issue, get_board_issues, and get_comments are all read operations, supporting this classification. Severity is low because reading issue data has minimal blast radius—no data is deleted, modified, or financial obligations created.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_issues_bulk' and context within sibling tools (get_issue, get_board_issues, get_comments) indicate this is a bulk retrieval operation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
get_issues_bulk. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Atlassian MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Atlassian MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_issues_bulk: 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 Atlassian. Nothing to install.
get_issues_bulk 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_issues_bulk 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_issues_bulk. 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_issues_bulk is provided by the MCP Atlassian MCP server (omkar9854/mcp-atlassian-onpremdc). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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