Medium Risk

contacts_update

✏️ Update a contact's profile: name, notes, role, capabilities, birthday, preferred channel. When to use: - User wants to add notes about a contact - User wants to set/update role or capabilities for a contact - User wants to rename a contact or update birthday Requires contact_id (entity_id) fro...

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AI agents use contacts_update to create or modify resources in Dialogbrain. 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 contacts_update 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 Dialogbrain.

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

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "contacts_update": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "contacts_update_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access contacts_update gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:

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Every attack above starts with a tool call. PolicyLayer checks each one against your policy first, so contacts_update only ever does what you allow.

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Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.

What does the contacts_update tool do? +

✏️ Update a contact's profile: name, notes, role, capabilities, birthday, preferred channel. When to use: - User wants to add notes about a contact - User wants to set/update role or capabilities for a contact - User wants to rename a contact or update birthday Requires contact_id (entity_id) from contacts.find. At least one optional field must be provided.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Dialogbrain MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on contacts_update? +

Register the Dialogbrain MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for contacts_update: 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 Dialogbrain. Nothing to install.

What risk level is contacts_update? +

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

Can I rate-limit contacts_update? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the contacts_update 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.

How do I block contacts_update completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for contacts_update. 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 contacts_update? +

contacts_update is provided by the Dialogbrain MCP server (https://api.dialogbrain.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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