Search for issues using a query
AI agents call linear_search_issues 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 or queries issues from Linear without creating, modifying, or deleting any data. It has no side effects beyond returning matching results. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only over-query or retrieve sensitive issue information, both low-severity outcomes compared to write, execute, or destructive operations available on this server.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'linear_search_issues' and description 'Search for issues using a query' indicate data retrieval with no modification. The verb 'search' is explicitly a read operation that queries existing data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search for issues using a query. 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 linear_search_issues: 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.
linear_search_issues 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 linear_search_issues 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 linear_search_issues. 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.
linear_search_issues is provided by the Linear MCP Server MCP server (tenx-studio/linear-mcp-for-gemini_cli). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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