High-risk tools in Taskflow
2 of the 50 tools in Taskflow are classified as high risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at high risk
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start_timerExecute 3/5Start a timer session for a task. Call this before beginning work on any task to track focused time. Automatically transitions the task to "in_progress".
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stop_timerExecute 3/5Stop the active timer and set a final status. Call when finishing work — use "done" if complete, "partial_done" if more remains, "blocked" if stuck.
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.
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