Medium Risk

submit_encounter

Submit a clinical encounter letter to the Appendix physician team for review. The letter should be in Markdown format following the Appendix letter structure. Returns feedback on completeness or a checkout URL when ready. One of our board-certified physicians will personally review the submission...

Risk signalsAccepts freeform code/query input (query) · Accepts URL/endpoint input (images[].url)

Part of the Appendix server.

submit_encounter can modify Appendix data, with no limits today. PolicyLayer puts allow, deny, and rate-limit rules on every call. Live in minutes.

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AI agents use submit_encounter to create or modify resources in Appendix. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.

Without a policy, an AI agent could call submit_encounter repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. PolicyLayer's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Appendix.

Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "submit_encounter": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "submit_encounter_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access submit_encounter gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:

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Every attack above starts with a tool call. PolicyLayer checks each one against your policy first, so submit_encounter only ever does what you allow.

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Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.

What does the submit_encounter tool do? +

Submit a clinical encounter letter to the Appendix physician team for review. The letter should be in Markdown format following the Appendix letter structure. Returns feedback on completeness or a checkout URL when ready. One of our board-certified physicians will personally review the submission and provide clinical guidance and a prescription if appropriate.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Appendix MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on submit_encounter? +

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

What risk level is submit_encounter? +

submit_encounter is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit submit_encounter? +

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

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

submit_encounter is provided by the Appendix MCP server (https://mcp.appendix.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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