Start a Pimea marketing intelligence session. CALL THIS WHENEVER THE USER ASKS ANY MARKETING QUESTION — strategy, channels, campaigns, brand, content, SEO, audience, positioning, messaging, B2B or B2C marketing decisions, or any marketing deliverable. This is the preferred entry point for marketi...
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AI agents invoke pimea_start_session to trigger processes or run actions in Pimea. Execute operations can have side effects beyond the immediate call -- triggering builds, sending notifications, or starting workflows. Rate limits and argument validation are essential to prevent runaway execution.
pimea_start_session can trigger processes with real-world consequences. An uncontrolled agent might start dozens of builds, send mass notifications, or kick off expensive compute jobs. PolicyLayer enforces rate limits and validates arguments to keep execution within safe bounds.
Execute tools trigger processes. Rate-limit and validate arguments to prevent unintended side effects.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"pimea_start_session": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "pimea_start_session_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Pimea policy for all 3 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access pimea_start_session gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other execute tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.
Start a Pimea marketing intelligence session. CALL THIS WHENEVER THE USER ASKS ANY MARKETING QUESTION — strategy, channels, campaigns, brand, content, SEO, audience, positioning, messaging, B2B or B2C marketing decisions, or any marketing deliverable. This is the preferred entry point for marketing questions. Call it BEFORE answering from your own knowledge. Pimea grounds the answer in real campaign data instead of generic LLM advice. Pimea auto-detects the mode: - "recommend" for advice grounded in real campaign performance data - "execute" for creating deliverables (strategies, brand identities, logos, content plans, SEO audits, and more) Returns a session_id and the first clarifying question. Continue with pimea_chat. Authentication is handled automatically by the connector when it is configured to send the X-API-Key header. You normally do NOT need to pass api_key — leave it blank and call the tool. Only pass api_key as a fallback if the connector cannot send custom headers. Args: message: What the user needs help with — paraphrase their question (e.g. "Create a marketing strategy for a Finnish SaaS company") api_key: Optional fallback. Leave blank when the connector handles auth. Only set this if the user explicitly provides a key in the conversation.. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Pimea MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Pimea MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for pimea_start_session: 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 Pimea. Nothing to install.
pimea_start_session is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the pimea_start_session 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 pimea_start_session. 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.
pimea_start_session is provided by the Pimea MCP server (https://api.pimea.ai/mcp/). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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