AI agents call list_projects to retrieve information from QASE MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and lists existing projects, which is a data query operation with no side effects. It matches the 'Read' category definition of retrieving or querying data without side effects. The severity is low because listing projects does not expose sensitive implementation details or enable further attacks by itself, though sensitivity may vary depending on project confidentiality within the organization.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_projects' and description 'Get All Projects' indicate a read-only retrieval operation that queries project data from the Qase test management platform without modification, deletion, or execution of code.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_projects gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and QASE MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for list_projects:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_projects": {}
}
}list_projects is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get All Projects. It is categorised as a Read tool in the QASE MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the QASE MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_projects: 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 QASE MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_projects 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_projects 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_projects. 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_projects is provided by the QASE MCP Server MCP server (rikuson/mcp-qase). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from QASE MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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