Override chart configuration settings
Risk signalsChanges chart rendering config
Part of the Mcp Plots server.
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AI agents use config_overrides to create or modify resources in Mcp Plots. 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 config_overrides 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 Mcp Plots.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"config_overrides": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "config_overrides_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Mcp Plots policy for all 10 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access config_overrides 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.
Override chart configuration settings. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Mcp Plots MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Mcp Plots MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for config_overrides: 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 Mcp Plots. Nothing to install.
config_overrides 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 config_overrides 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 config_overrides. 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.
config_overrides is provided by the Mcp Plots MCP server (MR901/mcp-plots). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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