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What slugify does on TinyFn
AI agents call slugify to retrieve information from TinyFn without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
text | string | Yes | Text to convert to slug |
lowercase | boolean | — | Convert to lowercase |
separator | string | — | Word separator |
max_length | integer | — | Maximum slug length |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why slugify is rated Low
This is a deterministic, read-only transformation tool. It takes input text and returns a URL-friendly slug. No data is written, deleted, or executed. Consistent with the server's stated purpose of '500+ deterministic tools'.
From the tool's definition Convert text to URL-friendly slug — pure text transformation with no side effects, data storage, or external calls.
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The rule that runs slugify safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and TinyFn, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For slugify, this is the rule to start with:
slugify is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect TinyFn, apply this rule, and every slugify call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about slugify
Convert text to URL-friendly slug. It is categorised as a Read tool in the TinyFn MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
slugify accepts 4 parameters: text, lowercase, separator, max_length. Required: text. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the TinyFn MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for slugify: 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 TinyFn. Nothing to install.
slugify is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the slugify 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 slugify. 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.
slugify is provided by the TinyFn MCP server (https://api.tinyfn.io/mcp/all/). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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