Kill a broken research session and start fresh. Use this when a session gets stuck, produces errors, or enters a bad state. Free — no credits consumed. After resetting, call research without a session_id to start a new clean session.
Part of the VARRD — Statistically Validated Trading Edges + AI Research Engine server.
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AI agents may call reset_session to permanently remove or destroy resources in VARRD — Statistically Validated Trading Edges + AI Research Engine. 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 reset_session in a loop, permanently destroying resources in VARRD — Statistically Validated Trading Edges + AI Research Engine. 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": [
"reset_session"
]
}See the full VARRD — Statistically Validated Trading Edges + AI Research Engine policy for all 9 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access reset_session 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.
Kill a broken research session and start fresh. Use this when a session gets stuck, produces errors, or enters a bad state. Free — no credits consumed. After resetting, call research without a session_id to start a new clean session.. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the VARRD — Statistically Validated Trading Edges + AI Research Engine MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the VARRD — Statistically Validated Trading Edges + AI Research Engine MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for reset_session: 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 VARRD — Statistically Validated Trading Edges + AI Research Engine. Nothing to install.
reset_session 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 reset_session 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 reset_session. 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.
reset_session is provided by the VARRD — Statistically Validated Trading Edges + AI Research Engine MCP server (https://app.varrd.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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