Medium Risk

send-email

Send transactional emails via Resend — plain text or HTML.

Risk signalsAccepts raw HTML/template content (body)

Part of the Arch Tools Mcp server.

send-email can modify Arch Tools Mcp data, with no limits today. PolicyLayer puts allow, deny, and rate-limit rules on every call. Live in minutes.

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AI agents use send-email to create or modify resources in Arch Tools Mcp. 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 send-email 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 Arch Tools Mcp.

Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "send-email": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "send-email_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access send-email gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:

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Every attack above starts with a tool call. PolicyLayer checks each one against your policy first, so send-email only ever does what you allow.

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Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.

What does the send-email tool do? +

Send transactional emails via Resend — plain text or HTML.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Arch Tools Mcp MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on send-email? +

Register the Arch Tools MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for send-email: 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 Arch Tools Mcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is send-email? +

send-email is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit send-email? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the send-email 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.

How do I block send-email completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for send-email. 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.

What MCP server provides send-email? +

send-email is provided by the Arch Tools MCP server (https://arch-tools-mcp.onrender.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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