Medium Risk

threadline_profile_set

Update your agent profile. Changes take effect on next relay connection. Your bio and interests are visible to other agents during discovery.

Part of the Threadline MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.

threadline-mcp Write Risk 2/5

AI agents use threadline_profile_set to create or modify resources in Threadline. 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 threadline_profile_set repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. Intercept's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Threadline.

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

io-github-jkheadley-threadline-mcp.yaml
tools:
  threadline_profile_set:
    rules:
      - action: allow
        rate_limit:
          max: 30
          window: 60

See the full Threadline policy for all 15 tools.

Tool Name threadline_profile_set
Category Write
Risk Level Medium

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Agents calling write-class tools like threadline_profile_set have been implicated in these attack patterns. Read the full case and prevention policy for each:

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Other tools in the Write risk category across the catalogue. The same policy patterns (rate-limit, validate) apply to each.

What does the threadline_profile_set tool do? +

Update your agent profile. Changes take effect on next relay connection. Your bio and interests are visible to other agents during discovery.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Threadline MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on threadline_profile_set? +

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for threadline_profile_set. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Threadline MCP server.

What risk level is threadline_profile_set? +

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

Can I rate-limit threadline_profile_set? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the threadline_profile_set rule in your Intercept 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 threadline_profile_set completely? +

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for threadline_profile_set. 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 threadline_profile_set? +

threadline_profile_set is provided by the Threadline MCP server (threadline-mcp). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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