Import an offline bundle of Chef cookbooks.
AI agents use import_offline_bundle to create or update resources in SousChef — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your SousChef environment.
The tool imports Chef cookbooks into the migration environment, which modifies the state of the system by adding new infrastructure definitions. This is a Write operation (reversible data creation/modification) rather than Read (it changes system state), though the blast radius is high because incorrect or malicious cookbooks could propagate to production infrastructure.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'import_offline_bundle' and description 'Import an offline bundle of Chef cookbooks' indicate creation/ingestion of infrastructure-as-code artifacts into the system.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access import_offline_bundle gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and SousChef, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for import_offline_bundle:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"import_offline_bundle": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "import_offline_bundle_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}import_offline_bundle 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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Import an offline bundle of Chef cookbooks. It is categorised as a Write tool in the SousChef MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the SousChef MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for import_offline_bundle: 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 SousChef. Nothing to install.
import_offline_bundle 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 import_offline_bundle 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 import_offline_bundle. 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.
import_offline_bundle is provided by the SousChef MCP server (kpeacocke/souschef). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from SousChef, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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