AI agents call list_work_logs to retrieve information from Plane without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves or lists work logs associated with a work item, which is a read-only operation with no side effects. It falls squarely into the Read category as it only fetches data. The severity is low because listing logs poses minimal security risk—the impact is limited to information disclosure of work item activity logs, which is typically lower-risk than operations that modify, execute, or destroy data.
From the tool's definition The tool name 'list_work_logs' and description 'List work logs for a work item' indicate a retrieval operation that queries existing data without modification, creation, or deletion.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List work logs for a work item. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Plane MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Plane MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_work_logs: 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 Plane. Nothing to install.
list_work_logs 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_work_logs 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_work_logs. 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_work_logs is provided by the Plane MCP server (@makeplane/plane-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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