9 tools. 2 can modify or destroy data without limits.
2 write tools that can modify data. Rate limits recommended.
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Write operations (messages_send, permissions_respond) modify state. Without rate limits, an agent can make hundreds of changes in seconds — faster than any human can review or revert.
Intercept sits between your agent and OpenClaw. Every tool call checked against your policy before it executes — so your agent can do its job without breaking things.
npx -y @policylayer/intercept scan -- npx -y @openclaw messages_send:
rules:
- rate_limit: 30/hour Prevents bulk unintended modifications from agents caught in loops.
attachments_fetch:
rules:
- rate_limit: 60/minute Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.
The OpenClaw server has 2 write tools including messages_send, permissions_respond. Set rate limits in your policy file -- for example, rate_limit: 10/hour prevents an agent from making more than 10 modifications per hour. Intercept enforces this at the transport layer.
9 tools across 2 categories: Read, Write. 7 are read-only. 2 can modify, create, or delete data.
One line change. Instead of running the OpenClaw server directly, prefix it with Intercept: intercept -c openclaw.yaml -- npx -y @openclaw. Download a pre-built policy from policylayer.com/policies/openclaw and adjust the limits to match your use case.
Set budgets, approvals, and hard limits across MCP servers.
npx -y @policylayer/intercept init