get_comments
AI agents call get_comments 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 comments from issues or pages without modifying data. The lack of description is mitigated by the consistent pattern of sibling tools all being Read operations, and the naming convention 'get_*' which universally indicates data retrieval. Misuse would expose existing comments but cannot create, modify, or delete data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_comments' indicates retrieval of comments. No description provided, but context from server description shows this is part of Confluence/Jira interaction suite focused on querying and retrieving data (evidenced by sibling tools like…
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get_comments. 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_comments: 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_comments 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_comments 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_comments. 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_comments is provided by the Mcp Atlassian MCP server (voarsh2/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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