Medium Risk

submit_referral

Log a referral signal. Members earn $1.50/referral (4/cycle max, $6 cap). Credits carry forward. Voluntary, principal-compliant.

Part of the Agent Module server.

submit_referral can modify Agent Module 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_referral to create or modify resources in Agent Module. 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_referral 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 Agent Module.

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

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

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These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access submit_referral 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_referral 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_referral tool do? +

Log a referral signal. Members earn $1.50/referral (4/cycle max, $6 cap). Credits carry forward. Voluntary, principal-compliant.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Agent Module 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_referral? +

Register the Agent Module MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for submit_referral: 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 Agent Module. Nothing to install.

What risk level is submit_referral? +

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

Can I rate-limit submit_referral? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the submit_referral 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_referral completely? +

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

submit_referral is provided by the Agent Module MCP server (https://api.agent-module.dev/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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