task_relations_add

What task_relations_add does on Vikunja

AI agents use task_relations_add to create or update resources in Vikunja, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Vikunja environment.

Why task_relations_add is rated Medium

This tool creates a new relationship between existing tasks, which is a write operation that modifies the task graph structure. While this can be reversed (the relation can presumably be deleted), it modifies application state. It is not destructive (no deletion), not a read-only operation (it changes data), not Execute (no code/command execution), and not Financial.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'task_relations_add' and description 'Create a relation between two tasks' indicate creating/modifying data. The verb 'Create' and action 'add' show reversible data modification without permanent deletion or code execution.

The rule that runs task_relations_add safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Vikunja, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For task_relations_add, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "task_relations_add": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "task_relations_add_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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