Switch to a specific version of a skill
AI agents use svc_switch_version to create or update resources in Skill Vision Control (SVC) — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Skill Vision Control (SVC) environment.
Switching to a different skill version constitutes modifying system state by changing which version is active. While reversible (Write, not Destructive), this could affect skill behavior and dependent operations if the switched-to version has bugs or incompatibilities. Blast radius is medium—localized to the affected skill but could propagate to systems relying on it.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'svc_switch_version' combined with server context showing 'safely switch, rollback, and manage local skill versions' indicates the tool modifies the active/deployed state of a skill version.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access svc_switch_version gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Skill Vision Control (SVC), and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for svc_switch_version:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"svc_switch_version": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "svc_switch_version_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}svc_switch_version 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.
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Switch to a specific version of a skill. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Skill Vision Control (SVC) MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Skill Vision Control (SVC) MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for svc_switch_version: 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 Skill Vision Control (SVC). Nothing to install.
svc_switch_version 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 svc_switch_version 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 svc_switch_version. 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.
svc_switch_version is provided by the Skill Vision Control (SVC) MCP server (jane-xiaoer/skill-vision-control). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Skill Vision Control (SVC), add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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