Add an item to the shopping cart
AI agents use add_to_cart to create or update resources in Mcp Ap2 — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Mcp Ap2 environment.
This tool creates or modifies cart contents in a shopping context. While it doesn't directly move money, it stages a purchase and modifies user data (cart state). It is reversible (items can be removed) and falls under Write category. Severity is medium because misuse could lead to cart manipulation or fraud (adding items without authorization), but the blast radius is limited by cart-level scope and reversibility.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'add_to_cart' and description 'Add an item to the shopping cart' indicate modification of cart state, which is a reversible write operation.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access add_to_cart gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Ap2, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for add_to_cart:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"add_to_cart": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "add_to_cart_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}add_to_cart stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Add an item to the shopping cart. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Mcp Ap2 MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Mcp Ap2 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for add_to_cart: 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 Ap2. Nothing to install.
add_to_cart 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 add_to_cart 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 add_to_cart. 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.
add_to_cart is provided by the Mcp Ap2 MCP server (@codespar/mcp-ap2). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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