Generate Infracost usage file with sensible defaults for specified resource types. Complements infracost_configure by providing pre-filled templates.
Part of the Infracost server.
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AI agents use infracost_generate_usage to create or modify resources in Infracost. 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 infracost_generate_usage 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 Infracost.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"infracost_generate_usage": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "infracost_generate_usage_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Infracost policy for all 8 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access infracost_generate_usage 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.
Generate Infracost usage file with sensible defaults for specified resource types. Complements infracost_configure by providing pre-filled templates.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Infracost MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Infracost MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for infracost_generate_usage: 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 Infracost. Nothing to install.
infracost_generate_usage 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 infracost_generate_usage 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 infracost_generate_usage. 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.
infracost_generate_usage is provided by the Infracost MCP server (@downatthebottomofthemolehole/infracost-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 8 Infracost tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
Free to start. No card required.
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