Run an accessibility scan on a URL and automatically create issues in the given project for each violation at or above the minimum severity. Returns scan summary + issue IDs created. Scans one page per call. Free plans include 3 scans per day; Pro is unlimited.
AI agents call scan_and_create_issues to retrieve information from OverlayQA MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Although 'create_issues' suggests a Write action, the primary operation is scanning/auditing a URL for accessibility violations—a read operation that retrieves and analyzes data. The issue creation is a secondary effect that writes to the user's own project (not a destructive, financial, or external-facing action).
From the tool's definition Tool performs automated scanning (audit) of a web page and creates issues based on findings. The 'scan' and audit operations are information-gathering activities without modifying the target website.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Run an accessibility scan on a URL and automatically create issues in the given project for each violation at or above the minimum severity. Returns scan summary + issue IDs created. Scans one page per call. Free plans include 3 scans per day; Pro is unlimited. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OverlayQA MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OverlayQA MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for scan_and_create_issues: 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 OverlayQA MCP. Nothing to install.
scan_and_create_issues 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 scan_and_create_issues 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 scan_and_create_issues. 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.
scan_and_create_issues is provided by the OverlayQA MCP server (overlayqa/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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