Show the current git branch name.
AI agents call git_branch to retrieve information from Cursor MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only retrieves and displays the current git branch name. It performs no mutations, deletions, or external operations. It is purely informational, consistent with Read category tools like 'get', 'list', and 'show' operations. The severity is low because exposing the current branch name has minimal security risk to the system or data.
From the tool's definition Tool description: 'Show the current git branch name.' This is a query operation that retrieves information about the current git branch without modifying any data or triggering side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Show the current git branch name. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cursor MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Cursor MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for git_branch: 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 Cursor MCP Server. Nothing to install.
git_branch 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 git_branch 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 git_branch. 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.
git_branch is provided by the Cursor MCP Server MCP server (tariqnasheed/cursor_mcp_server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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