Get details of a specific workflow
AI agents call get_workflow to retrieve information from GitHub Actions MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries workflow metadata without modifying, executing, or deleting any resources. It is a straightforward read operation that returns information about a workflow configuration. The low severity reflects minimal risk if misused by an AI agent—disclosure of workflow details is typically non-critical information.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_workflow' and description 'Get details of a specific workflow' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
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Get details of a specific workflow. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GitHub Actions MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the GitHub Actions MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_workflow: 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 GitHub Actions MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_workflow 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_workflow 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_workflow. 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_workflow is provided by the GitHub Actions MCP Server MCP server (onemarc/github-actions-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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