Adds a text annotation to a live Trident document. Two visual styles: style:stickyNote (default — post-it card with colored background, good for notes/callouts) or style:textBody (plain transparent text, good for diagram titles and section labels). Ideal for architectural notes, decision records,...
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (token) · Accepts raw HTML/template content (annotation.content) · High parameter count (21 properties)
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AI agents use add_annotation to create or modify resources in Trident. 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 add_annotation 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 Trident.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"add_annotation": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "add_annotation_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Trident policy for all 22 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access add_annotation 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.
Adds a text annotation to a live Trident document. Two visual styles: style:stickyNote (default — post-it card with colored background, good for notes/callouts) or style:textBody (plain transparent text, good for diagram titles and section labels). Ideal for architectural notes, decision records, section labels, or TODO markers. Appears immediately for all collaborators. Requires a valid editor access token.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Trident MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Trident MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for add_annotation: 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 Trident. Nothing to install.
add_annotation 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 add_annotation 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 add_annotation. 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.
add_annotation is provided by the Trident MCP server (trident-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 22 Trident tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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