AI agents invoke git_push to trigger actions in MCP File Edit. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call — builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
git_push triggers an external operation that sends local commits to a remote repository. It can expose code publicly, overwrite remote history (especially with --force), and affect collaborators. This is an Execute-level action with high severity due to potential blast radius. Confidence is reduced due to empty description, but the tool name and sibling context strongly imply standard git push behavior.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'git_push' with empty description; server provides 'git operations' including git_add, git_branch, git_checkout siblings
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access git_push gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and MCP File Edit, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for git_push:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"git_push": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "git_push_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}git_push stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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git_push. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the MCP File Edit MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the MCP File Edit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for git_push: 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 File Edit. Nothing to install.
git_push is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the git_push 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 git_push. 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.
git_push is provided by the MCP File Edit MCP server (patrickomatik/mcp-file-edit). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from MCP File Edit, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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