# jira_assign_issue

Assign an issue to a user

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `jira_assign_issue`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/jira-assign-issue

## Facts

- Tool: `jira_assign_issue`
- Server: Sage MCP (`sagemcp/sagemcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/sagemcp/sagemcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "jira_assign_issue",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why jira_assign_issue is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies data (issue assignment) in a reversible manner. Reassigning an issue can be undone by reassigning it to someone else or back to the original assignee. While it has side effects on project workflow and notifications, the operation is not destructive (data is not deleted), does not execute arbitrary code, and does not involve financial transactions.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'jira_assign_issue' and description 'Assign an issue to a user' indicate the tool modifies issue state by reassigning ownership, which is a reversible write operation."

## Use case

AI agents use jira_assign_issue to create or update resources in Sage MCP, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Sage MCP environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Sage MCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "jira_assign_issue": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "jira_assign_issue_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Sage MCP (358)

- `claude_code_delete_invite` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/claude-code-delete-invite.md
- `claude_code_remove_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/claude-code-remove-user.md
- `codex_delete_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/codex-delete-user.md
- `confluence_delete_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/confluence-delete-page.md
- `copilot_remove_seats` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/copilot-remove-seats.md
- `cursor_remove_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/cursor-remove-member.md
- `discord_delete_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/discord-delete-message.md
- `excel_clear_range` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/excel-clear-range.md
- `excel_delete_worksheet` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/excel-delete-worksheet.md
- `gmail_trash_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/gmail-trash-message.md
- `google_sheets_batch_update` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/google-sheets-batch-update.md
- `google_sheets_clear_range` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/google-sheets-clear-range.md
- `google_sheets_delete_sheet` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/google-sheets-delete-sheet.md
- `google_slides_delete_slide` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/google-slides-delete-slide.md
- `outlook_delete_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/outlook-delete-message.md
- `powerpoint_delete_presentation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/powerpoint-delete-presentation.md
- `slack_reactions_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/slack-reactions-remove.md
- `zoom_delete_meeting` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/zoom-delete-meeting.md
- `bitbucket_trigger_pipeline` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/bitbucket-trigger-pipeline.md
- `excel_run_formula` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/excel-run-formula.md
- `gitlab_retry_pipeline` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/gitlab-retry-pipeline.md
- `copilot_add_seats` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/copilot-add-seats.md
- `cursor_set_user_spend_limit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/cursor-set-user-spend-limit.md
- `bitbucket_get_diff` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/bitbucket-get-diff.md
- `bitbucket_get_file` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/bitbucket-get-file.md
- `bitbucket_get_issue` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/bitbucket-get-issue.md
- `bitbucket_get_pipeline` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/bitbucket-get-pipeline.md
- `bitbucket_get_pull_request` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/bitbucket-get-pull-request.md
- `bitbucket_get_repository` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/bitbucket-get-repository.md
- `bitbucket_list_branches` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/bitbucket-list-branches.md
- …and 328 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=sagemcp-sagemcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/sagemcp-sagemcp