export_questions
Save a bank's questions, or a category's with its subcategories, to a local GIFT or Moodle XML file: each question's latest version, hidden ones left out, with their categories, so import_questions recreates them. validate_gift reads a GIFT export back.
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What export_questions does on Moodle
AI agents use export_questions to create or update resources in Moodle, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Moodle environment.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
file | string | Yes | An absolute local path (replaced if it's there) |
bankId | integer | Yes | The bank's id, as list_question_banks gives it (on Moodle 4.x, the course's id) |
format | string | Yes | |
categoryId | integer | — | Only this category; the whole bank when missing |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why export_questions is rated Medium
An AI agent can call export_questions faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Moodle by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
Risk signalsAccepts file system path (file)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs export_questions safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Moodle, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For export_questions, this is the rule to start with:
export_questions stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Moodle, apply this rule, and every export_questions call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about export_questions
Save a bank's questions, or a category's with its subcategories, to a local GIFT or Moodle XML file: each question's latest version, hidden ones left out, with their categories, so import_questions recreates them. validate_gift reads a GIFT export back. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Moodle MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
export_questions accepts 4 parameters: file, bankId, format, categoryId. Required: file, bankId, format. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Moodle MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for export_questions: 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 Moodle. Nothing to install.
export_questions 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 export_questions 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 export_questions. 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.
export_questions is provided by the Moodle MCP server (@falkenslab/moodle-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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