microsoft_ads_auto_apply
Whether Microsoft is allowed to change this ad account BY ITSELF, unattended: the auto-apply opt-in status for each of the five recommendation types Microsoft supports. THIS IS THE READ THAT ANSWERS
This record as markdown: /tools/hermoso/microsoft-ads-auto-apply.md
What microsoft_ads_auto_apply does on Hermoso
AI agents use microsoft_ads_auto_apply to create or update resources in Hermoso, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Hermoso environment.
Why microsoft_ads_auto_apply is rated Medium
An AI agent can call microsoft_ads_auto_apply faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Hermoso by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs microsoft_ads_auto_apply safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Hermoso, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For microsoft_ads_auto_apply, this is the rule to start with:
microsoft_ads_auto_apply 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 Hermoso, apply this rule, and every microsoft_ads_auto_apply call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about microsoft_ads_auto_apply
Whether Microsoft is allowed to change this ad account BY ITSELF, unattended: the auto-apply opt-in status for each of the five recommendation types Microsoft supports. THIS IS THE READ THAT ANSWERS. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Hermoso MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Hermoso MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for microsoft_ads_auto_apply: 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 Hermoso. Nothing to install.
microsoft_ads_auto_apply 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 microsoft_ads_auto_apply 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 microsoft_ads_auto_apply. 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.
microsoft_ads_auto_apply is provided by the Hermoso MCP server (https://app.hermoso.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
More on Hermoso, and thousands of servers like it.
This server
Across the catalogue