AI agents call sq_get_quality_gate to retrieve information from Sonarcube without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and displays quality gate status information for a project, reporting on pass/fail conditions and thresholds. It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute code, delete data, or move money. It is a pure read operation consistent with the 'Read' category for tools that query or retrieve data without side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'sq_get_quality_gate' with description 'Get quality gate status for a project — shows passed/failed conditions and thresholds' indicates retrieval of existing quality gate status data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get quality gate status for a project — shows passed/failed conditions and thresholds. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Sonarcube MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Sonarcube MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sq_get_quality_gate: 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 Sonarcube. Nothing to install.
sq_get_quality_gate 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 sq_get_quality_gate 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 sq_get_quality_gate. 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.
sq_get_quality_gate is provided by the Sonarcube MCP server (sonarcube-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
sq_get_quality_gate is one line of Sonarcube's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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