Manage agent skills. Actions: list (show skill index), bind (attach skill to agent), unbind (remove skill from agent), build (create skills from gap suggestions), develop (generate skill from ATI competency data), prune (drop skill-index entries for agents no longer in config.json).
Risk signalsAccepts raw HTML/template content (skills[].content) · High parameter count (11 properties)
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AI agents may call gossip_skills to permanently remove or destroy resources in Gossipcat. Without a policy, an autonomous agent could delete critical data in a loop with no way to undo the damage. PolicyLayer blocks destructive tools by default and requires explicit human approval before enabling them.
Without a policy, an AI agent could call gossip_skills in a loop, permanently destroying resources in Gossipcat. There is no undo for destructive operations. PolicyLayer blocks this tool by default and only allows it when a human explicitly approves the action.
Destructive tools permanently remove data. Block by default. Only enable with explicit approval workflows.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"hide": [
"gossip_skills"
]
}See the full Gossipcat policy for all 24 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access gossip_skills gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other destructive tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: deny by default, or require human approval.
Manage agent skills. Actions: list (show skill index), bind (attach skill to agent), unbind (remove skill from agent), build (create skills from gap suggestions), develop (generate skill from ATI competency data), prune (drop skill-index entries for agents no longer in config.json).. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Gossipcat MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Gossipcat MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gossip_skills: 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 Gossipcat. Nothing to install.
gossip_skills is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the gossip_skills 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 gossip_skills. 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.
gossip_skills is provided by the Gossipcat MCP server (gossipcat). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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