Identify a chord from a set of note names. Returns all possible interpretations with root, type, and inversion. [PRO — requires CODEDSWITCH_API_KEY]
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Part of the Music Theory server.
Free to start. No card required.
AI agents use identify_chord to create or modify resources in Music Theory. 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 identify_chord 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 Music Theory.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"identify_chord": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "identify_chord_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Music Theory policy for all 13 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access identify_chord 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.
Identify a chord from a set of note names. Returns all possible interpretations with root, type, and inversion. [PRO — requires CODEDSWITCH_API_KEY]. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Music Theory MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Music Theory MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for identify_chord: 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 Music Theory. Nothing to install.
identify_chord 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 identify_chord 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 identify_chord. 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.
identify_chord is provided by the Music Theory MCP server (music-theory-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 13 Music Theory tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
Free to start. No card required.
4,600+ MCP servers and 31,000+ tools scanned and risk-classified.