Validate a git commit message against the Conventional Commits spec (feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, test, chore, ci, perf, build). Returns compliance score, breaking change detection, and actionable suggestions.
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AI agents use lint_commit_message to create or modify resources in IA-QA — 130+ QA & Dev Tools for AI Agents. 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 lint_commit_message 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 IA-QA — 130+ QA & Dev Tools for AI Agents.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"lint_commit_message": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "lint_commit_message_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full IA-QA — 130+ QA & Dev Tools for AI Agents policy for all 146 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access lint_commit_message 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.
Validate a git commit message against the Conventional Commits spec (feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, test, chore, ci, perf, build). Returns compliance score, breaking change detection, and actionable suggestions.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the IA-QA — 130+ QA & Dev Tools for AI Agents MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the IA-QA — 130+ QA & Dev Tools for AI Agents MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for lint_commit_message: 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 IA-QA — 130+ QA & Dev Tools for AI Agents. Nothing to install.
lint_commit_message 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 lint_commit_message 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 lint_commit_message. 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.
lint_commit_message is provided by the IA-QA — 130+ QA & Dev Tools for AI Agents MCP server (https://www.ia-qa.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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