Manage substrate attention rules. Attention rules define conditions under which the substrate should surface, tag, or escalate information to the user. Use this tool to list, inspect, create, update, delete, enable, or disable rules. Actions: - list — Return all attention rules for the current us...
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AI agents may call manage_attention_rules to permanently remove or destroy resources in Mcp. 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 manage_attention_rules in a loop, permanently destroying resources in Mcp. 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": [
"manage_attention_rules"
]
}See the full Mcp policy for all 47 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access manage_attention_rules 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 substrate attention rules. Attention rules define conditions under which the substrate should surface, tag, or escalate information to the user. Use this tool to list, inspect, create, update, delete, enable, or disable rules. Actions: - list — Return all attention rules for the current user. - get — Return a single rule by id. - create — Create a new rule (requires: label, trigger_type, trigger_config, action_type). - update — Update fields on an existing rule by id. - delete — Permanently delete a rule by id. - enable — Enable a previously disabled rule. - disable — Disable a rule without deleting it. Returns the API response JSON for the given action.. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Mcp MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for manage_attention_rules: 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 Mcp. Nothing to install.
manage_attention_rules 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 manage_attention_rules 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 manage_attention_rules. 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.
manage_attention_rules is provided by the MCP server (@butterbase/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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