List all available issue link types in the Jira instance. Use this to discover valid link type names before using jira_link_tickets.
AI agents call jira_get_link_types to retrieve information from Jira MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool fetches metadata about link types available in Jira—a read-only operation with no side effects. It serves a discovery purpose before other operations. The blast radius is minimal; misuse would only expose information about system configuration, not cause data loss or unauthorized changes.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'jira_get_link_types' and description 'List all available issue link types' indicate a query/lookup operation that retrieves configuration data without modifying state.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all available issue link types in the Jira instance. Use this to discover valid link type names before using jira_link_tickets. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Jira MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Jira MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for jira_get_link_types: 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 Jira MCP Server. Nothing to install.
jira_get_link_types 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 jira_get_link_types 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 jira_get_link_types. 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.
jira_get_link_types is provided by the Jira MCP Server MCP server (rui-branco/jira-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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