get_issue_dates
AI agents call get_issue_dates to retrieve information from MCP Atlassian without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves issue date information from Jira, a pure query operation with no capability to modify, delete, or execute actions. It poses minimal security risk as misuse would only expose or retrieve existing data. Confidence is slightly reduced due to the empty description, but the clear 'get_' prefix and sibling context make the classification highly reliable.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_issue_dates' indicates a retrieval operation with no side effects. The pattern matches other sibling tools like 'get_agile_boards', 'get_all_projects', 'get_board_issues', and 'get_comments', all of which are Read category tools that query data…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
get_issue_dates. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Atlassian MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Atlassian MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_issue_dates: 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 MCP Atlassian. Nothing to install.
get_issue_dates 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 get_issue_dates 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 get_issue_dates. 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.
get_issue_dates is provided by the MCP Atlassian MCP server (sooperset/mcp-atlassian). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.