Get a list of teams in the Linear workspace
AI agents call get_teams 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 organizational metadata (team lists) from Linear without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a simple query that returns read-only data, making it a Read category risk with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_teams' and description states 'Get a list of teams in the Linear workspace' — a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a list of teams in the Linear workspace. 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_teams: 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_teams 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_teams 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_teams. 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_teams is provided by the Linear MCP Server MCP server (tyru5/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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