Lists all files within the active repository, providing their paths relative to the repo root.
AI agents call list_files_in_repo to retrieve information from Git PR MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a passive enumeration of repository contents, returning metadata (file paths) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any code. It is a read-only operation with minimal risk of misuse by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_files_in_repo' and description 'Lists all files within the active repository, providing their paths relative to the repo root' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modifications or side effects.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets · Admin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Lists all files within the active repository, providing their paths relative to the repo root. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Git PR MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Git PR MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_files_in_repo: 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 Git PR MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_files_in_repo 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_files_in_repo 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_files_in_repo. 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_files_in_repo is provided by the Git PR MCP Server MCP server (peterj/git-pr-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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