Create new .aide spec files with automatic naming convention enforcement. Handles the naming rules: intent specs are .aide by default, but become intent.aide when research.aide exists in the same folder. Creating a research.aide auto-renames any existing .aide to intent.aide. Types: - intent — S...
Accepts file system path (directory)
Part of the Server MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.
AI agents use aide_scaffold to create or modify resources in Server. 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 aide_scaffold repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. Intercept's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Server.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
tools:
aide_scaffold:
rules:
- action: allow
rate_limit:
max: 30
window: 60See the full Server policy for all 7 tools.
Agents calling write-class tools like aide_scaffold have been implicated in these attack patterns. Read the full case and prevention policy for each:
Other tools in the Write risk category across the catalogue. The same policy patterns (rate-limit, validate) apply to each.
Create new .aide spec files with automatic naming convention enforcement. Handles the naming rules: intent specs are .aide by default, but become intent.aide when research.aide exists in the same folder. Creating a research.aide auto-renames any existing .aide to intent.aide. Types: - intent — Strategy, contracts, anti-patterns - research — Sources, data, patterns (triggers rename of existing .aide) - both — Creates research.aide + intent.aide pair - todo — QA re-alignment document for QA agents - plan -- Architect's implementation plan (no naming interaction with intent/research). It is categorised as a Write tool in the Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for aide_scaffold. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Server MCP server.
aide_scaffold 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 aide_scaffold rule in your Intercept 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 Intercept policy for aide_scaffold. 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.
aide_scaffold is provided by the Server MCP server (@aidemd-mcp/server). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Open source. One binary. Zero dependencies.
npx -y @policylayer/intercept