Increment float value.
AI agents use string_increment_float to create or update resources in Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval MCP Server environment.
The tool appears to modify a float value by incrementing it, which is a Write operation. However, the description is extremely sparse and the tool name contains 'string' which is inconsistent with 'float', creating ambiguity. It's unclear what data source is being modified or what the blast radius would be. The context of an AWS Bedrock Knowledge Base server doesn't clearly explain why such a tool exists.
From the tool's definition Tool name: 'string_increment_float', description: 'Increment float value.'
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access string_increment_float gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for string_increment_float:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"string_increment_float": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "string_increment_float_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
} string_increment_float 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.
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Increment float value. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for string_increment_float: 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 Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval MCP Server. Nothing to install.
string_increment_float is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the string_increment_float 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 string_increment_float. 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.
string_increment_float is provided by the Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval MCP Server MCP server (awslabs.bedrock-kb-retrieval-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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