import_activities
Import activities from another course into a course, as Moodle's "Import" does: all of them, or only activityIds, with their sections, never people's data. Returns the new activities' ids. It can take minutes: Moodle does it in steps, and waits up to ten. Changes the course: confirm with the pers...
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What import_activities does on Moodle
AI agents use import_activities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
toCourseId | integer | Yes | |
activityIds | array | — | Only these activities of the other course (course module ids) |
fromCourseId | integer | Yes |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why import_activities is rated Medium
An AI agent can call import_activities 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.
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The rule that runs import_activities 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 import_activities, this is the rule to start with:
import_activities 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 import_activities call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about import_activities
Import activities from another course into a course, as Moodle's "Import" does: all of them, or only activityIds, with their sections, never people's data. Returns the new activities' ids. It can take minutes: Moodle does it in steps, and waits up to ten. Changes the course: confirm with the person first. 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.
import_activities accepts 3 parameters: toCourseId, activityIds, fromCourseId. Required: toCourseId, fromCourseId. 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 import_activities: 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.
import_activities 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 import_activities 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 import_activities. 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.
import_activities 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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