Get the GitHub Copilot CLI version information.
AI agents call copilot_version to retrieve information from GitHub Copilot CLI 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 static version information from the GitHub Copilot CLI. It performs a query operation with no ability to modify, execute, delete, or affect system state. The blast radius if misused is negligible—an AI agent requesting version information poses no security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'copilot_version' and description 'Get the GitHub Copilot CLI version information' indicate a retrieval operation that returns version metadata without side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the GitHub Copilot CLI version information. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GitHub Copilot CLI MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the GitHub Copilot CLI MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for copilot_version: 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 Copilot CLI MCP Server. Nothing to install.
copilot_version 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 copilot_version 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 copilot_version. 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.
copilot_version is provided by the GitHub Copilot CLI MCP Server MCP server (wminson/copilot-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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