Retrieve details of a specific issue status in Linear by name or ID
AI agents call get_issue_status to retrieve information from Linear 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 metadata about an issue status (its properties and configuration) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. It is a pure data retrieval operation with no blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_issue_status' and description 'Retrieve details of a specific issue status in Linear by name or ID' indicate a read-only operation that queries data without modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Retrieve details of a specific issue status in Linear by name or ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Linear MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Linear MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_issue_status: 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 Linear MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_issue_status 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_status 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_status. 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_status is provided by the Linear MCP Server MCP server (sylphxai/linear-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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