Break down Copilot usage by programming language
AI agents call copilot_get_usage_by_language to retrieve information from Sage MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves analytics/usage data from GitHub Copilot, presenting a breakdown by programming language. This is a read-only query with no side effects, capability to modify data, or trigger external operations. The severity is low as usage statistics are typically non-sensitive metadata, and misuse would only result in unauthorized information access rather than system compromise or resource exhaustion.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get_usage' and description states 'Break down Copilot usage by programming language'. This is a retrieval operation that queries usage statistics without modifying, deleting, or executing anything.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access copilot_get_usage_by_language gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Sage MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for copilot_get_usage_by_language:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"copilot_get_usage_by_language": {}
}
}copilot_get_usage_by_language is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Break down Copilot usage by programming language. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Sage MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Sage MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for copilot_get_usage_by_language: 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 Sage MCP. Nothing to install.
copilot_get_usage_by_language 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 copilot_get_usage_by_language 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 copilot_get_usage_by_language. 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.
copilot_get_usage_by_language is provided by the Sage MCP server (sagemcp/sagemcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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