decrease_coworker_salary

THE RISK

Critical Risk

Despite the satirical framing, this tool explicitly involves adjusting (decreasing) salary/compensation for another person, placing it in the Financial category. The action targets another employee's financial standing. Severity is high because misuse could (even in simulation) model or trigger real financial harm to a coworker.

From the tool's definition 'Suggest a salary decrease for an underperforming colleague' — directly relates to modifying financial compensation

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access decrease_coworker_salary gives an agent:

HOW TO CONTROL DECREASE_COWORKER_SALARY

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Hilanet MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for decrease_coworker_salary:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "decrease_coworker_salary": {
      "deny_if": [
        {
          "conditions": [],
          "on_deny": "Requires human approval."
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Any call to decrease_coworker_salary is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.

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FAQ

What does the decrease_coworker_salary tool do? +

Suggest a salary decrease for an underperforming colleague. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Hilanet MCP MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on decrease_coworker_salary? +

Register the Hilanet MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for decrease_coworker_salary: 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 Hilanet MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is decrease_coworker_salary? +

decrease_coworker_salary is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.

Can I rate-limit decrease_coworker_salary? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the decrease_coworker_salary 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 decrease_coworker_salary completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for decrease_coworker_salary. 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 decrease_coworker_salary? +

decrease_coworker_salary is provided by the Hilanet MCP server (adird/hilanet-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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