Creates or updates a mutable JSON data slot (max 2 MB). Slug is stable; reusing it updates in place. The public read URL uses a separate server-generated PublicId, so the slug is not itself a secret URL. type='value' stores JSON verbatim; type='aggregate' stores a composite definition with source...
Risk signalsAccepts raw HTML/template content (content) · Handles credentials or secrets (access_token)
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AI agents use set_data_slot to create or modify resources in agentView. 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 set_data_slot 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 agentView.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"set_data_slot": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "set_data_slot_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
} See the full agentView policy for all 81 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access set_data_slot gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.
Creates or updates a mutable JSON data slot (max 2 MB). Slug is stable; reusing it updates in place. The public read URL uses a separate server-generated PublicId, so the slug is not itself a secret URL. type='value' stores JSON verbatim; type='aggregate' stores a composite definition with sources such as {slot:'name', as?:'alias'} or {prefixMatch:'agent-'} for dynamic inclusion. Aggregates allow up to 32 sources and at most one prefixMatch, and sources must stay in the same personal/group scope. Requires content scope. Returns slug, readUrl metadata, size and timestamp.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the agentView MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the agentView MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for set_data_slot: 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 agentView. Nothing to install.
set_data_slot 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 set_data_slot 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 set_data_slot. 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.
set_data_slot is provided by the agentView MCP server (https://agentview.de/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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