crow_project_capabilities
Return the effective capability set for a member of a project space. Defaults to the local user; pass contact_id to ask about a specific contact.
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What crow_project_capabilities does on Crow
AI agents call crow_project_capabilities to retrieve information from Crow without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why crow_project_capabilities is rated Low
This tool reads and returns capability/permission information for a project member. It is a pure query operation with no writes, executions, or destructive actions. Misuse risk is low as it only exposes metadata about permissions.
From the tool's definition 'Return the effective capability set for a member of a project space' — retrieves/queries permission/capability data with no side effects
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs crow_project_capabilities 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_project_capabilities, this is the rule to start with:
crow_project_capabilities is read-only, so it stays allowed. 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_project_capabilities call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about crow_project_capabilities
Return the effective capability set for a member of a project space. Defaults to the local user; pass contact_id to ask about a specific contact. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crow MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Crow MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for crow_project_capabilities: 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_project_capabilities is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the crow_project_capabilities 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_project_capabilities. 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_project_capabilities 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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