Medium Risk

crow_react

Send an emoji reaction to a Crow contact.

How to control crow_react ↓

What crow_react does on Crow

AI agents use crow_react 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.

Medium Risk

Why crow_react needs a policy

Sending an emoji reaction is a reversible write operation that creates or adds data to a communication context. It does not execute arbitrary operations, delete data irreversibly, move money, or merely read information. The low severity reflects the minimal blast radius: an AI agent could spam reactions but cannot cause significant harm to the project management system or its data.

From the tool's definition Tool description states it will 'Send an emoji reaction to a Crow contact' — this creates a reaction object/message that modifies the state of a conversation or collaboration record.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access crow_react gives an agent:

How to control crow_react

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Crow, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for crow_react:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "crow_react": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "crow_react_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

crow_react 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.

  1. Create a free account and register Crow — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about crow_react

What does the crow_react tool do? +

Send an emoji reaction to a Crow contact. 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.

How do I enforce a policy on crow_react? +

Register the Crow MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for crow_react: 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.

What risk level is crow_react? +

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

Can I rate-limit crow_react? +

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

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

crow_react 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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