Get a list of Linear teams with optional name/key filtering
AI agents call get_teams to retrieve information from Linear 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 organizational team data from Linear's issue tracking system. It performs no modifications, deletions, or external operations—it simply queries and returns a filtered list of teams. This is a standard read operation with minimal security impact, as team membership data is typically non-sensitive in most organizational contexts.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_teams' and description 'Get a list of Linear teams with optional name/key filtering' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'Get' and the filtering capability confirm this is a query-only action.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a list of Linear teams with optional name/key filtering. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Linear MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Linear MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_teams: 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 Linear MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_teams 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_teams 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_teams. 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_teams is provided by the Linear MCP Server MCP server (packetnomad/linear-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
get_teams is one line of Linear MCP Server's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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