Save the current project to the given path, or to the current project path if not specified.
AI agents use save_project to create or update resources in QGIS MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your QGIS MCP Server environment.
The tool creates or modifies data (project file) on the filesystem. It is reversible (the file can be edited, deleted, or overwritten later), so it is Write rather than Destructive. Severity is medium because an AI agent could overwrite an existing project file, causing loss of recent unsaved work, but the original data may still be recoverable from backups.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Save the current project to the given path' — this modifies/persists data by writing project state to disk.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access save_project gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and QGIS MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for save_project:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"save_project": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "save_project_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}save_project 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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Save the current project to the given path, or to the current project path if not specified. It is categorised as a Write tool in the QGIS MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the QGIS MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for save_project: 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 QGIS MCP Server. Nothing to install.
save_project 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 save_project 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 save_project. 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.
save_project is provided by the QGIS MCP Server MCP server (jjsantos01/qgis_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from QGIS MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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