linear_list_issues
AI agents call linear_list_issues to retrieve information from Integrations MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool appears to retrieve or query a list of issues from Linear, which is a read-only operation with no side effects. Although the description is empty (which slightly lowers confidence), the naming convention 'list_*' is consistently used across this MCP server for Read operations (e.g., airtable_list_bases, airtable_list_records).
From the tool's definition Tool name 'linear_list_issues' indicates a list operation that retrieves issue data from Linear (project management platform). The 'list' verb is typical of Read operations that query and return data without modification.
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linear_list_issues. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Integrations MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Integrations MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for linear_list_issues: 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 Integrations MCP. Nothing to install.
linear_list_issues 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 linear_list_issues 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 linear_list_issues. 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.
linear_list_issues is provided by the Integrations MCP server (shriram-vasudevan/integrations-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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