Search for issues with various filters
AI agents call linear_searchIssues 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 and queries data from Linear's issue management system without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any external operations. It is a standard read operation that returns results based on filter criteria, with no capability to alter state or trigger actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'linear_searchIssues' and description states 'Search for issues with various filters' — search and filter operations are read-only queries with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search for issues with various filters. 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 linear_searchIssues: 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.
linear_searchIssues 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 linear_searchIssues 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 linear_searchIssues. 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.
linear_searchIssues is provided by the Linear MCP Server MCP server (wkoutre/linear-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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