Generate a random number for testing or as a placeholder value. Returns a single numeric value.
Part of the Phoenix Number server.
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AI agents use phoenix_number_generate to create or modify resources in Phoenix Number. 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 phoenix_number_generate 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 Phoenix Number.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"phoenix_number_generate": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "phoenix_number_generate_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Phoenix Number policy for all 21 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access phoenix_number_generate 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.
Generate a random number for testing or as a placeholder value. Returns a single numeric value.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Phoenix Number MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Phoenix Number MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for phoenix_number_generate: 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 Phoenix Number. Nothing to install.
phoenix_number_generate 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 phoenix_number_generate 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 phoenix_number_generate. 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.
phoenix_number_generate is provided by the Phoenix Number MCP server (https://gateway.pipeworx.io/phoenix-number/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 21 Phoenix Number tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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