Reorder channels within a category by providing the desired order.
AI agents use reorder_channels to create or update resources in Discord — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Discord environment.
The tool modifies the state of channels (their order) but the changes are reversible—channels can be reordered again to restore previous state. This is a structural modification rather than data creation/deletion, placing it in Write category. Severity is medium because misuse could disrupt server usability and user experience, but causes no data loss or financial impact.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'reorder_channels' and description 'Reorder channels within a category by providing the desired order' indicates modification of channel organization/structure without deletion or irreversible data loss.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access reorder_channels gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Discord, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for reorder_channels:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"reorder_channels": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "reorder_channels_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}reorder_channels 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.
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Reorder channels within a category by providing the desired order. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Discord MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Discord MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for reorder_channels: 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 Discord. Nothing to install.
reorder_channels 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 reorder_channels 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 reorder_channels. 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.
reorder_channels is provided by the Discord MCP server (hardheadhackerhead/discord-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Discord, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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