Medium Risk

generate_ui_component

Create or iterate UI components with style audit and design context awareness. Supports React, Next.js, Vue, Angular, Svelte, and HTML. Component library integration available: shadcn/ui, Radix UI, Headless UI, PrimeVue, Material UI.

Part of the Ui server.

generate_ui_component can modify Ui 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 generate_ui_component to create or modify resources in Ui. 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 generate_ui_component 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 Ui.

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

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "generate_ui_component": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "generate_ui_component_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access generate_ui_component 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 generate_ui_component 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 generate_ui_component tool do? +

Create or iterate UI components with style audit and design context awareness. Supports React, Next.js, Vue, Angular, Svelte, and HTML. Component library integration available: shadcn/ui, Radix UI, Headless UI, PrimeVue, Material UI.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Ui MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on generate_ui_component? +

Register the Ui MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for generate_ui_component: 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 Ui. Nothing to install.

What risk level is generate_ui_component? +

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

Can I rate-limit generate_ui_component? +

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

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

generate_ui_component is provided by the Ui MCP server (@forgespace/ui-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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Deterministic rules across all 38 Ui tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

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