refuse_to_perform

Refuse to perform action.

SERVERA11y Agent Skills SOURCEsmukh/a11y-agent-skills

Medium RISK CLASS

Category Write

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Rate-limitedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What refuse_to_perform does on A11y Agent Skills

AI agents use refuse_to_perform to create or update resources in A11y Agent Skills, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your A11y Agent Skills environment.

RISK

Why refuse_to_perform is rated Medium

An AI agent can call refuse_to_perform faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in A11y Agent Skills by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs refuse_to_perform safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and A11y Agent Skills, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For refuse_to_perform, this is the rule to start with:

refuse_to_perform Rate-limited

refuse_to_perform 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.

View as policy code

policy.json

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

LIMIT THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect A11y Agent Skills, apply this rule, and every refuse_to_perform call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about refuse_to_perform

What does the refuse_to_perform tool do? +

Refuse to perform action. It is categorised as a Write tool in the A11y Agent Skills MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on refuse_to_perform? +

Register the A11y Agent Skills MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for refuse_to_perform: 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 A11y Agent Skills. Nothing to install.

What risk level is refuse_to_perform? +

refuse_to_perform is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit refuse_to_perform? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the refuse_to_perform 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.

How do I block refuse_to_perform completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for refuse_to_perform. 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.

What MCP server provides refuse_to_perform? +

refuse_to_perform is provided by the A11y Agent Skills MCP server (smukh/a11y-agent-skills). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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