stash
Pushes, pops, applies, drops, shows, or clears stash entries. Returns structured result with action, success, message, and stash reference.
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What stash does on Build
AI agents use stash to create or update resources in Build, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Build environment.
Why stash is rated Medium
The tool manages git stash entries with multiple operations. 'Push', 'pop', 'apply', and 'clear' modify working directory state and stash stack (Write/Execute level). 'Drop' and 'clear' could be considered destructive as they remove stash entries, but stash entries are typically recoverable via git reflog, making it reversible in most cases.
From the tool's definition Pushes, pops, applies, drops, shows, or clears stash entries
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs stash safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Build, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For stash, this is the rule to start with:
stash 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.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Build, apply this rule, and every stash call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about stash
Pushes, pops, applies, drops, shows, or clears stash entries. Returns structured result with action, success, message, and stash reference. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Build MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Build MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for stash: 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 Build. Nothing to install.
stash 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 stash 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 stash. 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.
stash is provided by the Build MCP server (Dave-London/Pare). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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