List the current GitHub Advanced Security secret scanning alerts for a repository
AI agents call list_secret_scanning_alerts to retrieve information from GHAS MCP server (GitHub Advanced Security) without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries existing security alert data from GitHub Advanced Security without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a read-only data retrieval function with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'list' and description states 'List the current GitHub Advanced Security secret scanning alerts' - a pure retrieval operation with no mutation or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List the current GitHub Advanced Security secret scanning alerts for a repository. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GHAS MCP server (GitHub Advanced Security) MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the GHAS MCP server (GitHub Advanced Security) MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_secret_scanning_alerts: 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 GHAS MCP server (GitHub Advanced Security). Nothing to install.
list_secret_scanning_alerts 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_secret_scanning_alerts 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_secret_scanning_alerts. 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_secret_scanning_alerts is provided by the GHAS MCP server (GitHub Advanced Security) MCP server (rajbos/ghas-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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