List pipelines. status e.g. "running", "success", "failed", "canceled".
AI agents call list_pipelines to retrieve information from GitLab MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries pipeline data without side effects. It is a read-only operation that returns filtered lists of CI/CD pipeline status information. Even in a multi-tenant GitLab context, listing pipelines accessible to an authenticated user represents minimal risk—the user already has permission to view these pipelines via their token.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_pipelines' and description states 'List pipelines' with filter examples ('running', 'success', 'failed', 'canceled'). No creation, modification, deletion, or execution capability is described.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List pipelines. status e.g. "running", "success", "failed", "canceled". It is categorised as a Read tool in the GitLab MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the GitLab MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_pipelines: 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 GitLab MCP. Nothing to install.
list_pipelines 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_pipelines 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_pipelines. 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_pipelines is provided by the GitLab MCP server (shahabmosavi/gitlab_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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