Update an improvement (or a task — tasks share this row, but prefer the symmetric updateTask alias when working from getTask). Supports the full field set including checklist (tick-boxes with due dates + completion attribution) and acceptance_criteria (objects with per-row updated_by/at attributi...
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AI agents use updateImprovement to create or modify resources in Stable Baseline. 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 updateImprovement 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 Stable Baseline.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"updateImprovement": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "updateimprovement_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Stable Baseline policy for all 184 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access updateImprovement 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.
Update an improvement (or a task — tasks share this row, but prefer the symmetric updateTask alias when working from getTask). Supports the full field set including checklist (tick-boxes with due dates + completion attribution) and acceptance_criteria (objects with per-row updated_by/at attribution). Requires versionTimestamp from getImprovement for optimistic locking. Status transitions: blocked needs blocked_comment, rejected needs rejection_comment, done needs completion_comment. Assignment: pass owner_id=<uuid> to assign to a user, owner_team_id=<uuid> to assign to a team (mutually exclusive — a DB CHECK constraint enforces this). To unassign, pass owner_id=null AND owner_team_id=null. To switch from a user owner to a team owner, send owner_id=null, owner_team_id=<uuid> in the SAME call (sending only one side leaves the stale value and triggers the XOR check). Use listAssignablePrincipals or listTeams to discover valid IDs.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Stable Baseline MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Stable Baseline MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for updateImprovement: 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 Stable Baseline. Nothing to install.
updateImprovement 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 updateImprovement 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 updateImprovement. 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.
updateImprovement is provided by the Stable Baseline MCP server (https://api.stablebaseline.io/functions/v1/cloud-serve/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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