Medium Risk

mark_important

Mark entity as important in knowledge graph (memory) by boosting its relevance score

How to control mark_important ↓

What mark_important does on Elasticsearch Knowledge Graph for MCP

AI agents use mark_important to create or update resources in Elasticsearch Knowledge Graph for MCP — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Elasticsearch Knowledge Graph for MCP environment.

Medium Risk

Why mark_important needs a policy

This tool creates or modifies data reversibly—it adjusts an entity's importance ranking in the knowledge graph, which can be undone by unmarking or resetting the score. It does not delete data (Destructive), execute arbitrary operations (Execute), involve financial transactions (Financial), or merely read data (Read).

From the tool's definition mark_important modifies entity metadata by boosting relevance scores in the knowledge graph, which is a reversible update operation.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access mark_important gives an agent:

How to control mark_important

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Elasticsearch Knowledge Graph for MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for mark_important:

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

mark_important stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Elasticsearch Knowledge Graph for MCP — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about mark_important

What does the mark_important tool do? +

Mark entity as important in knowledge graph (memory) by boosting its relevance score. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Elasticsearch Knowledge Graph for MCP MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on mark_important? +

Register the Elasticsearch Knowledge Graph for MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mark_important: 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 Elasticsearch Knowledge Graph for MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is mark_important? +

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

Can I rate-limit mark_important? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the mark_important 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 mark_important completely? +

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

mark_important is provided by the Elasticsearch Knowledge Graph for MCP server (j3k0/mcp-brain-tools). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Elasticsearch Knowledge Graph for MCP tool call.

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