list_collaborators
AI agents call list_collaborators to retrieve information from GitHub 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 or queries the list of collaborators on a GitHub repository. It is a non-destructive, side-effect-free operation that only reads and returns existing collaboration data. The 'list_' prefix strongly indicates a Read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_collaborators' indicates data retrieval. The function name pattern 'list_*' is a standard Read operation that queries and returns existing data without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
list_collaborators. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GitHub MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the GitHub MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_collaborators: 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 GitHub MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_collaborators 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_collaborators 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_collaborators. 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_collaborators is provided by the GitHub MCP Server MCP server (software-engineer-mj/github-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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