Medium Risk

generate_citation

Generate a properly formatted academic citation for any Islamic book in the library. Supports APA 7th, MLA 9th, and Chicago 17th styles. Use when a student, researcher, journalist, or academic needs to cite Islamic source material in a paper, essay, thesis, or article. Includes a direct link to p...

Part of the Islamic Books & Quran Reference Library server.

generate_citation can modify Islamic Books & Quran Reference Library 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 generate_citation to create or modify resources in Islamic Books & Quran Reference Library. 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 generate_citation 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 Islamic Books & Quran Reference Library.

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

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

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

Generate a properly formatted academic citation for any Islamic book in the library. Supports APA 7th, MLA 9th, and Chicago 17th styles. Use when a student, researcher, journalist, or academic needs to cite Islamic source material in a paper, essay, thesis, or article. Includes a direct link to purchase the source material. Args: book_title: Title or partial title of the book to cite style: Citation format — "apa", "mla", or "chicago" (default: apa) page_number: Optional specific page number(s) to include (e.g., "45" or "112-115"). It is categorised as a Write tool in the Islamic Books & Quran Reference Library MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on generate_citation? +

Register the Islamic Books & Quran Reference Library MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for generate_citation: 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 Islamic Books & Quran Reference Library. Nothing to install.

What risk level is generate_citation? +

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

Can I rate-limit generate_citation? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the generate_citation 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 generate_citation completely? +

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

generate_citation is provided by the Islamic Books & Quran Reference Library MCP server (hashirsiddiqui15/ami-bookstore-mcp-h). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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