watchers.federal-register

Server Mcp @2sio/mcp

Category Write

Risk class Medium

Parameters 00 required

WHAT IT DOES

What watchers.federal-register does on Mcp

AI agents use watchers.federal-register to create or update resources in Mcp — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Mcp environment.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why watchers.federal-register needs a policy

An AI agent can call watchers.federal-register faster than any human can review — one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Mcp by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Recommended rule Ready

Verdict

watchers.federal-register Rate-limited

watchers.federal-register 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.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "watchers.federal-register": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "watchers.federal-register_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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FAQ

Questions about watchers.federal-register

What does the watchers.federal-register tool do? +

WATCHER: get a signed callback when a new US Federal Register document is published. Arm once, pay once. Optionally filter by type (RULE / PRORULE / NOTICE / PRESDOCU), agency (slug, e.g. environmental-protection-agency), and/or keyword in the title. Fires once per new document (deduped by document number); bounded by maxFires/expiry. Existing docs at arm time are baselined. Free public-domain dat. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Mcp MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on watchers.federal-register? +

Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for watchers.federal-register: 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 Mcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is watchers.federal-register? +

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

Can I rate-limit watchers.federal-register? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the watchers.federal-register 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 watchers.federal-register completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for watchers.federal-register. 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 watchers.federal-register? +

watchers.federal-register is provided by the MCP server (@2sio/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.