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nearest_weekday

Find the nearest past or future occurrence of a given weekday

Part of the Weekness — Week & Calendar Utilities server.

nearest_weekday is read-only, but an agent in a loop can still rack up calls and cost. PolicyLayer caps every call before it runs. Live in minutes.

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AI agents call nearest_weekday to retrieve information from Weekness — Week & Calendar Utilities without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.

Even though nearest_weekday only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.

Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "nearest_weekday": {}
  }
}

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These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access nearest_weekday 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 nearest_weekday only ever does what you allow.

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Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.

What does the nearest_weekday tool do? +

Find the nearest past or future occurrence of a given weekday. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Weekness — Week & Calendar Utilities MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on nearest_weekday? +

Register the Weekness — Week & Calendar Utilities MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for nearest_weekday: 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 Weekness — Week & Calendar Utilities. Nothing to install.

What risk level is nearest_weekday? +

nearest_weekday is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit nearest_weekday? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the nearest_weekday 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 nearest_weekday completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for nearest_weekday. 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 nearest_weekday? +

nearest_weekday is provided by the Weekness — Week & Calendar Utilities MCP server (oci:ghcr.io/dvdksn/weekness:1.0.0). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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