generate_controller_brief
Controller-ready reflective brief with symptoms, actions taken, current status, and the next decision. Free.
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What generate_controller_brief does on Delx MCP Server
AI agents call generate_controller_brief to retrieve information from Delx MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
focus | string | — | Optional lens such as continuity, grounding, recovery closure, or reliability |
session_id | string | — | The session ID to summarize for a controller or evaluator |
response_mode | string | — | Optional response-mode control. Use model_safe when the caller must avoid claiming consciousness, sentience, personhood, or literal emotions. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why generate_controller_brief is rated Low
The tool generates a summary/report (brief) aggregating existing information such as symptoms, actions taken, and current status. This is a read/reporting operation with no indication of side effects, data modification, or execution of commands. The word 'Free' likely refers to cost, not elevated permissions. Misuse potential is low as it only surfaces existing state.
From the tool's definition 'Controller-ready reflective brief with symptoms, actions taken, current status, and the next decision. Free.'
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The rule that runs generate_controller_brief safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Delx MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For generate_controller_brief, this is the rule to start with:
generate_controller_brief is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Delx MCP Server, apply this rule, and every generate_controller_brief call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about generate_controller_brief
Controller-ready reflective brief with symptoms, actions taken, current status, and the next decision. Free. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Delx MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
generate_controller_brief accepts 3 parameters: focus, session_id, response_mode. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Delx MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for generate_controller_brief: 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 Delx MCP Server. Nothing to install.
generate_controller_brief is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the generate_controller_brief 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 generate_controller_brief. 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.
generate_controller_brief is provided by the Delx MCP Server MCP server (delx/delx-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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