This record as markdown: /tools/2nd1st-open-mcp-apps/promote-app.md
What promote_app does on Open Mcp Apps
AI agents use promote_app to create or update resources in Open Mcp Apps, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Open Mcp Apps environment.
Why promote_app is rated Medium
Tool performs upgrade operation on app; likely modifies app state reversibly without deletion.
From the tool's definition Upgrade a kind: uninformative description
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs promote_app safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Open Mcp Apps, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For promote_app, this is the rule to start with:
promote_app stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Open Mcp Apps, apply this rule, and every promote_app call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about promote_app
Upgrade a kind:\. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Open Mcp Apps MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Open Mcp Apps MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for promote_app: 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 Open Mcp Apps. Nothing to install.
promote_app is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the promote_app 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 promote_app. 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.
promote_app is provided by the Open Mcp Apps MCP server (@2nd1st/open-mcp-apps). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
More on Open Mcp Apps, and thousands of servers like it.
This server
Across the catalogue