archive_period · Adaptive Agent MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What archive_period does on Adaptive Agent

AI agents use archive_period to create or update resources in Adaptive Agent — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Adaptive Agent environment.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why archive_period needs a policy

The name 'archive_period' implies moving or storing data from active memory to archived state—a reversible write operation. The empty description reduces confidence, but the adaptive-agent-mcp context (self-evolving RAG with memory management) and presence of write-oriented siblings ('append_daily_log', 'add_knowledge_relation') support classification as Write rather than Read or Destructive.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'archive_period' combined with server context suggests modifying memory/log data storage state; sibling tools include 'append_daily_log' and 'delete_knowledge' indicating data mutation patterns on this system.

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Verdict

archive_period Rate-limited

archive_period 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.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "archive_period": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "archive_period_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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FAQ

Questions about archive_period

What does the archive_period tool do? +

archive_period. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Adaptive Agent MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on archive_period? +

Register the Adaptive Agent MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for archive_period: 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 Adaptive Agent. Nothing to install.

What risk level is archive_period? +

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

Can I rate-limit archive_period? +

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

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

archive_period is provided by the Adaptive Agent MCP server (justforever17/adaptive-agent-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.