List projects starred by a specific user.
AI agents call list_starred_projects to retrieve information from GitLab MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves publicly available or user-accessible information about starred projects. It performs a query operation that returns data without altering state, creating, modifying, or deleting any resources. The action is read-only and has minimal security impact even if misused by an agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_starred_projects' and description 'List projects starred by a specific user' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List projects starred by a specific user. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GitLab MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the GitLab MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_starred_projects: 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 Server. Nothing to install.
list_starred_projects 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_starred_projects 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_starred_projects. 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_starred_projects is provided by the GitLab MCP Server MCP server (skmprb/gitlab-clone-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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