list_commit_statuses
AI agents call list_commit_statuses 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.
The tool name follows the common 'list_*' pattern which is characteristic of Read operations that retrieve and display data without modification. Listing commit statuses would retrieve status information associated with commits without altering repository state.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_commit_statuses' indicates a retrieval operation that queries commit status information. The 'list' verb is a standard Read operation pattern.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
list_commit_statuses. 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_commit_statuses: 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_commit_statuses 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_commit_statuses 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_commit_statuses. 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_commit_statuses 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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