Spec Workflow

5 tools. 4 can modify or destroy data without limits.

2 destructive tools with no built-in limits. Policy required.

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4 can modify or destroy data
1 read-only
5 tools total
Read (1) Write / Execute (0) Destructive / Financial (2)

Destructive tools (approvals, log-implementation) permanently delete resources. There is no undo. An agent calling these in a retry loop causes irreversible damage.

One command. Full control.

Intercept sits between your agent and Spec Workflow. 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 @pimzino/spec-workflow-mcp
Scans every tool. Generates a policy. Starts enforcing.
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Deny destructive operations
approvals:
  rules:
    - action: deny

Destructive tools should never be available to autonomous agents without human approval.

Cap read operations
spec-status:
  rules:
    - rate_limit: 60/minute

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

Can an AI agent delete data through the Spec Workflow MCP server? +

Yes. The Spec Workflow server exposes 2 destructive tools including approvals, log-implementation. These permanently remove resources with no undo. Intercept blocks destructive tools by default so they never reach the upstream server.

How many tools does the Spec Workflow MCP server expose? +

5 tools across 3 categories: Destructive, Other, Read. 1 are read-only. 4 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I add Intercept to my Spec Workflow setup? +

One line change. Instead of running the Spec Workflow server directly, prefix it with Intercept: intercept -c spec-workflow.yaml -- npx -y @@pimzino/spec-workflow-mcp. Download a pre-built policy from policylayer.com/policies/spec-workflow and adjust the limits to match your use case.

Other MCP servers with similar tools.

Starter policies available for each. Same risk classification, same one-command setup.

policylayer/intercept

Control every MCP tool call
your agent makes.

Set budgets, approvals, and hard limits across MCP servers.

npx -y @policylayer/intercept init
Protect your agent in 30 seconds. Scans your MCP config and generates enforcement policies for every server.
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