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What crow_miniflux_add_feed does on Crow
AI agents use crow_miniflux_add_feed to create or update resources in Crow, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Crow environment.
Why crow_miniflux_add_feed is rated Medium
This tool creates a new subscription entry in Miniflux (an RSS feed aggregator), which is a reversible write operation. It does not delete data (would be Destructive), execute arbitrary code (would be Execute), modify financial state (would be Financial), or merely query/read existing data (would be Read).
From the tool's definition Tool is named 'crow_miniflux_add_feed' and described as 'Subscribe to a new RSS/Atom feed by URL'. The verb 'add' and 'subscribe' indicate a create/modify operation that adds a new feed entry to a feed aggregator.
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The rule that runs crow_miniflux_add_feed safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crow, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For crow_miniflux_add_feed, this is the rule to start with:
crow_miniflux_add_feed 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.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Crow, apply this rule, and every crow_miniflux_add_feed call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about crow_miniflux_add_feed
Subscribe to a new RSS/Atom feed by URL. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Crow MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Crow MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for crow_miniflux_add_feed: 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 Crow. Nothing to install.
crow_miniflux_add_feed 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 crow_miniflux_add_feed 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 crow_miniflux_add_feed. 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.
crow_miniflux_add_feed is provided by the Crow MCP server (kh0pper/crow). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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