confluence_add_comment

THE RISK

Medium Risk

Why confluence_add_comment needs a policy

This tool creates new comments on Confluence pages, which is a reversible modification of data. It does not read-only, execute arbitrary operations, delete data, or involve financial transactions. The severity is medium because malicious comment injection could deface pages or spread misinformation, but the effect is reversible through deletion.

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Add a footer comment to a page. Can be a top-level comment or a reply to another comment.' The verb 'Add' indicates creation of new data (a comment) which is a write operation.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access confluence_add_comment gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control confluence_add_comment

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Atlassian, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for confluence_add_comment:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "confluence_add_comment": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "confluence_add_comment_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

confluence_add_comment stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

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Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

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EXPLORE

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FAQ

Questions about confluence_add_comment

What does the confluence_add_comment tool do? +

Add a footer comment to a page. Can be a top-level comment or a reply to another comment. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Atlassian MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on confluence_add_comment? +

Register the Atlassian MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for confluence_add_comment: 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 Atlassian. Nothing to install.

What risk level is confluence_add_comment? +

confluence_add_comment is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit confluence_add_comment? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the confluence_add_comment 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.

How do I block confluence_add_comment completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for confluence_add_comment. 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.

What MCP server provides confluence_add_comment? +

confluence_add_comment is provided by the Atlassian MCP server (xuanxt/atlassian-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Atlassian tool call.

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