Fetch public repositories of a user (returns minimal data).
AI agents call get_user_repos to retrieve information from GitHub and AlphaVantage MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves publicly available repository information for a GitHub user. It performs no write, execute, delete, or financial operations. The 'fetch' verb and 'returns minimal data' language confirm it is a read-only operation with minimal blast radius if misused.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_user_repos' and description 'Fetch public repositories of a user (returns minimal data)' indicate a data retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Fetch public repositories of a user (returns minimal data). It is categorised as a Read tool in the GitHub and AlphaVantage MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the GitHub and AlphaVantage MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_user_repos: 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 GitHub and AlphaVantage MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_user_repos 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_user_repos 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_user_repos. 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_user_repos is provided by the GitHub and AlphaVantage MCP Server MCP server (uditdev21/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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