get_page_children
AI agents call get_page_children 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 hierarchical page structure information from Confluence. It fetches data without modifying, deleting, or executing operations. The 'get_' naming convention and context within a read-heavy tool set (all siblings are read operations) confirm this is a simple data retrieval function.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_page_children' indicates retrieval of child pages from Confluence. No description provided, but the sibling tools (get_issue, get_comments, get_labels, get_link_types, etc.) are all read operations, and the pattern of 'get_' prefix strongly…
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get_page_children. 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_page_children: 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_page_children 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_page_children 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_page_children. 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_page_children is provided by the MCP Atlassian MCP server (thienntdev/mcp-atlassian). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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