# answer_instance_mcp_input_request

Answer or cancel a paused outbound MCP call.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `answer_instance_mcp_input_request`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/answer-instance-mcp-input-request

## Facts

- Tool: `answer_instance_mcp_input_request`
- Server: ProAgentStore (`https://mcp.proagentstore.online/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/ProAgentStore/platform
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: gated
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "answer_instance_mcp_input_request",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why answer_instance_mcp_input_request is rated High

Resumes or cancels an external MCP call, triggering external operations with potentially wide effects.

From the tool's own definition: "Answer or cancel a paused outbound MCP call"

## Use case

AI agents invoke answer_instance_mcp_input_request to trigger actions in ProAgentStore. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches ProAgentStore:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "answer_instance_mcp_input_request": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "answer_instance_mcp_input_request_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on ProAgentStore (242)

- `cancel_instance_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/cancel-instance-task.md
- `clear_finished_tasks` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/clear-finished-tasks.md
- `clear_instance_messages` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/clear-instance-messages.md
- `clear_instance_voice_settings` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/clear-instance-voice-settings.md
- `coding_loop_queue_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/coding-loop-queue-cancel.md
- `coding_repo_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/coding-repo-remove.md
- `delete_agent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-agent.md
- `delete_agent_knowledge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-agent-knowledge.md
- `delete_agent_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-agent-task.md
- `delete_connection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-connection.md
- `delete_feedback` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-feedback.md
- `delete_instance_connector_grant` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-instance-connector-grant.md
- `delete_instance_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-instance-file.md
- `delete_instance_knowledge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-instance-knowledge.md
- `delete_instance_memory` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-instance-memory.md
- `delete_instance_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-instance-message.md
- `delete_instance_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-instance-task.md
- `delete_instance_trigger` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-instance-trigger.md
- `delete_supervision` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-supervision.md
- `forget_runner_node` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/forget-runner-node.md
- `remove_repo` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/remove-repo.md
- `unregister_instance_runtime` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/unregister-instance-runtime.md
- `answer_instance_input` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/answer-instance-input.md
- `apply_to_job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/apply-to-job.md
- `approve_instance_task` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/approve-instance-task.md
- `call_instance_tool` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/call-instance-tool.md
- `chat_with_agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/chat-with-agent.md
- `chat_with_instance` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/chat-with-instance.md
- `coding_engine_reauth` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/coding-engine-reauth.md
- `coding_loop_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/coding-loop-start.md
- …and 212 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-proagentstore-platform · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-proagentstore-platform