# configure

Update knowledge-distiller configuration (for process_url mode).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `configure`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/destinyfrancis-openclaw-knowledge-distiller/configure

## Facts

- Tool: `configure`
- Server: Open CLAW Knowledge Distiller (`destinyfrancis/openclaw-knowledge-distiller`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/destinyfrancis-openclaw-knowledge-distiller.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/destinyfrancis/openclaw-knowledge-distiller
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade B, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "configure",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why configure is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies configuration data reversibly. While it does not delete data (ruling out Destructive) or execute arbitrary code (Execute), it does change system state that affects how the service operates. The modification is reversible—configurations can be updated again—making it a Write operation.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'configure' combined with description 'Update knowledge-distiller configuration' indicates modification of system settings or configuration state."

## Use case

AI agents use configure to create or update resources in Open CLAW Knowledge Distiller, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Open CLAW Knowledge Distiller environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Open CLAW Knowledge Distiller:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "configure": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "configure_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Open CLAW Knowledge Distiller (6)

- `process_url` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/destinyfrancis-openclaw-knowledge-distiller/process-url.md
- `transcribe_url` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/destinyfrancis-openclaw-knowledge-distiller/transcribe-url.md
- `get_result` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/destinyfrancis-openclaw-knowledge-distiller/get-result.md
- `get_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/destinyfrancis-openclaw-knowledge-distiller/get-status.md
- `list_jobs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/destinyfrancis-openclaw-knowledge-distiller/list-jobs.md
- `list_styles` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/destinyfrancis-openclaw-knowledge-distiller/list-styles.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=destinyfrancis-openclaw-knowledge-distiller · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/destinyfrancis-openclaw-knowledge-distiller