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What notes-reset does on Frontmcp
AI agents call notes-reset to permanently remove resources in Frontmcp, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Why notes-reset is rated Critical
This tool permanently removes all notes without an undo mechanism. Even though it is labeled for testing purposes, its capability to irreversibly wipe an entire data store places it in the Destructive category. The severity is high because an accidental or malicious invocation would result in complete data loss for the notes subsystem, though the blast radius is limited to notes (not financial or system-wide).
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Clear all notes from the store' — this is an irreversible deletion of all data in the notes store. The phrase 'for testing' does not mitigate the destructive nature of the operation.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs notes-reset safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Frontmcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For notes-reset, this is the rule to start with:
notes-reset is removed from the agent's tool list entirely, so the agent never calls it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Frontmcp, apply this rule, and every notes-reset call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about notes-reset
Clear all notes from the store (for testing). It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Frontmcp MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Front MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for notes-reset: 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 Frontmcp. Nothing to install.
notes-reset is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the notes-reset 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 notes-reset. 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.
notes-reset is provided by the Front MCP server (agentfront/frontmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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