Create named checkpoint before making changes. Use when about to do something risky or want a rollback point.
Part of the Statecli server.
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AI agents use statecli_checkpoint to create or modify resources in Statecli. 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 statecli_checkpoint 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 Statecli.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"statecli_checkpoint": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "statecli_checkpoint_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Statecli policy for all 5 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access statecli_checkpoint 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.
Create named checkpoint before making changes. Use when about to do something risky or want a rollback point.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Statecli MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Statecli MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for statecli_checkpoint: 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 Statecli. Nothing to install.
statecli_checkpoint 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 statecli_checkpoint 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 statecli_checkpoint. 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.
statecli_checkpoint is provided by the Statecli MCP server (statecli/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 5 Statecli tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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