Get all spaces in a workspace
AI agents call get_spaces to retrieve information from ClickUp 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 information about spaces in a workspace without side effects. It is purely informational and does not modify, delete, or execute any operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could only access organizational structure information that may already be visible to workspace members.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_spaces' and description 'Get all spaces in a workspace' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion. The verb 'Get' and absence of any action words like 'create', 'delete', or 'execute' confirm this is a read-only query.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get all spaces in a workspace. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ClickUp MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ClickUp MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_spaces: 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 ClickUp MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_spaces 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_spaces 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_spaces. 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_spaces is provided by the ClickUp MCP Server MCP server (yihaowang/clickup-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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