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 — St...
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AI agents use aide_scaffold to create or modify resources in Aidemd Mcp. 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. PolicyLayer's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Aidemd Mcp.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"aide_scaffold": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "aide_scaffold_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Aidemd Mcp policy for all 9 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access aide_scaffold gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.
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 Aidemd Mcp MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Aidemd MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for aide_scaffold: 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 Aidemd Mcp. Nothing to install.
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 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 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 Aidemd MCP server (@aidemd-mcp/server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 9 Aidemd Mcp tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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