List available status transitions for a Jira ticket. Use this to discover valid transition names/IDs before using jira_transition.
AI agents call jira_get_transitions 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 only queries and returns available transitions for a ticket—it retrieves read-only information about what state changes are possible. It has no side effects, creates no data, executes no code, and makes no modifications. It is purely informational and falls squarely into the Read category with low severity since discovering valid transitions poses minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'jira_get_transitions' and description 'List available status transitions for a Jira ticket' indicates retrieval of metadata about valid transitions without modifying any state.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List available status transitions for a Jira ticket. Use this to discover valid transition names/IDs before using jira_transition. 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_transitions: 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_transitions 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_transitions 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_transitions. 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_transitions 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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