commit
Creates a commit with the given message. Returns structured data with hash, message, and change statistics. Pass
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What commit does on Go
AI agents use commit to create or update resources in Go, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Go environment.
Why commit is rated Medium
While commits are technically reversible via revert or reset, they represent a persistent change to the repository history and create a permanent record. This falls under Write rather than Destructive because the original changes remain recoverable and commits are not data deletion.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'commit' and description 'Creates a commit with the given message' directly indicate a write operation that modifies the version control state irreversibly through commit creation.
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The rule that runs commit safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Go, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For commit, this is the rule to start with:
commit 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 Go, apply this rule, and every commit call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about commit
Creates a commit with the given message. Returns structured data with hash, message, and change statistics. Pass. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Go MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Go MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for commit: 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 Go. Nothing to install.
commit 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 commit 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 commit. 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.
commit is provided by the Go 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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