Start the Box OAuth authorisation process
Risk signalsInitiates OAuth flow granting app access
Part of the Box server.
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AI agents invoke box_authorize_app_tool to trigger processes or run actions in Box. 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.
box_authorize_app_tool 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": {
"box_authorize_app_tool": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "box_authorize_app_tool_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Box policy for all 93 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access box_authorize_app_tool 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 the Box OAuth authorisation process. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Box MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Box MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for box_authorize_app_tool: 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 Box. Nothing to install.
box_authorize_app_tool 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 box_authorize_app_tool 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 box_authorize_app_tool. 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.
box_authorize_app_tool is provided by the Box MCP server (@box-community/mcp-server-box). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 93 Box tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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