AI agents call release_notes to retrieve information from Asc without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only query operation against git history to gather information for composition purposes. It does not execute commits, modify git state, push changes, or make any modifications to the App Store or any other system. The data is retrieved and structured for human consumption in drafting release notes, making it a Read category tool with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool 'release_notes' extracts git commits since last tag and returns structured data. The verb 'extract' and 'returns' indicate data retrieval with no modification of git history, commits, or App Store data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Extract git commits since last tag and return structured data for writing App Store. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Asc MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Asc MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for release_notes: 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 Asc. Nothing to install.
release_notes 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 release_notes 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 release_notes. 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.
release_notes is provided by the Asc MCP server (pofky/asc-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
Teams ship this data inside their own products. See what a licence covers →