check_submission_gate
Check whether Programmable is accepting submissions. Reports the v4 API create gate (what matters for programmatic submission) separately from the long-closed legacy registry intake. Worth calling before a submission flow — one cheap request saves a wasted expensive one. No API key required.
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What check_submission_gate does on Programmable
AI agents call check_submission_gate to retrieve information from Programmable without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why check_submission_gate is rated Low
Even though check_submission_gate only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs check_submission_gate safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Programmable, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For check_submission_gate, this is the rule to start with:
check_submission_gate is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Programmable, apply this rule, and every check_submission_gate call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about check_submission_gate
Check whether Programmable is accepting submissions. Reports the v4 API create gate (what matters for programmatic submission) separately from the long-closed legacy registry intake. Worth calling before a submission flow — one cheap request saves a wasted expensive one. No API key required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Programmable MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Programmable MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for check_submission_gate: 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 Programmable. Nothing to install.
check_submission_gate is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the check_submission_gate 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 check_submission_gate. 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.
check_submission_gate is provided by the Programmable MCP server (@aabxtract/programmable-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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