AI agents call get_today_logs to retrieve information from Redmine without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and displays aggregated time log data for the current day. It performs no write, delete, or execute operations—purely a read operation to query historical time tracking information. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_today_logs' and description 'Kiểm tra tổng giờ đã log trong hôm nay' (Check total hours logged today) indicates a query/retrieval operation that fetches time logging data without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Kiểm tra tổng giờ đã log trong hôm nay. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Redmine MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Redmine MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_today_logs: 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 Redmine. Nothing to install.
get_today_logs 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_today_logs 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_today_logs. 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_today_logs is provided by the Redmine MCP server (xukaaaa/redmine-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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