# set_scratchpad

Overwrite a board

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `set_scratchpad`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/set-scratchpad

## Facts

- Tool: `set_scratchpad`
- Server: FeatureBoard (`https://github.com/valentil/featureboard-mcp/releases/download/v0.7/featureboard.plugin`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/valentil/featureboard-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "set_scratchpad",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why set_scratchpad is rated Medium

The action is reversible (the previous board state could theoretically be recovered or re-set), making it Write rather than Destructive. However, overwriting a board is a significant mutation of project state that could lose unsaved work, warranting high severity. The blast radius is elevated because an AI agent could accidentally clear all tasks or planning data if misdirected or confused about intent.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Overwrite a board' — a modification that replaces existing content."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches FeatureBoard:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "set_scratchpad": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "set_scratchpad_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on FeatureBoard (214)

- `cancel_booking` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/cancel-booking.md
- `cleanup_worktree` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/cleanup-worktree.md
- `delete_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/delete-task.md
- `prune_board` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/prune-board.md
- `remove_annotation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-annotation.md
- `remove_attachment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-attachment.md
- `remove_company_agreement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-company-agreement.md
- `remove_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-contact.md
- `remove_media_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-media-comment.md
- `remove_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-page.md
- `remove_product` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-product.md
- `remove_share` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-share.md
- `remove_test_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-test-page.md
- `commit_feature` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/commit-feature.md
- `create_worktree` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/create-worktree.md
- `deploy_site` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/deploy-site.md
- `drift_remediate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/drift-remediate.md
- `drift_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/drift-start.md
- `eval_model_matrix` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/eval-model-matrix.md
- `graduate_project` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/graduate-project.md
- `set_git_config` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/set-git-config.md
- `start_checks` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/start-checks.md
- `validate_packaging` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/validate-packaging.md
- `activate_license` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/activate-license.md
- `request_commercial_license` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/request-commercial-license.md
- `set_usage_type` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/set-usage-type.md
- `auto_configure_analytics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/auto-configure-analytics.md
- `bug_impact_scan` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/bug-impact-scan.md
- `check_updates` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/check-updates.md
- `churn_reconcile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/churn-reconcile.md
- …and 184 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=ai-featureboard-featureboard · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/ai-featureboard-featureboard