preview_issue_import
Preview importing GitHub, Linear, or Jira issues from local JSON export files with dedupe.
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What preview_issue_import does on Todos
AI agents call preview_issue_import to retrieve information from Todos without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why preview_issue_import is rated Low
The tool previews what would happen during an import, meaning it reads and analyzes local JSON export files to show potential duplicates and import results without actually creating or modifying any tasks. Preview/dry-run operations are purely informational and fall under Read.
From the tool's definition Preview importing... with dedupe — the word 'preview' indicates a dry-run read operation with no side effects
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The rule that runs preview_issue_import safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Todos, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For preview_issue_import, this is the rule to start with:
preview_issue_import is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Todos, apply this rule, and every preview_issue_import call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about preview_issue_import
Preview importing GitHub, Linear, or Jira issues from local JSON export files with dedupe. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Todos MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Todos MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for preview_issue_import: 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 Todos. Nothing to install.
preview_issue_import 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 preview_issue_import 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 preview_issue_import. 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.
preview_issue_import is provided by the Todos MCP server (@hasna/todos). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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