List workflows in a GitHub repository
AI agents call list_workflows 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 queries and returns metadata about workflows without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It is a pure read operation on repository configuration data, posing minimal risk if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_workflows' and description states 'List workflows in a GitHub repository' — a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List workflows in a GitHub repository. 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 list_workflows: 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.
list_workflows 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_workflows 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_workflows. 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_workflows 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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