resume_github_copilot_agent
AI agents invoke resume_github_copilot_agent to trigger actions in SousChef. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call — builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
The tool name suggests it resumes a GitHub Copilot agent process or workflow. 'Resume' implies triggering or continuing an external automated agent operation, which falls under Execute. However, the description is empty, so confidence is low.
From the tool's definition Tool name: resume_github_copilot_agent — description is empty/uninformative
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access resume_github_copilot_agent 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 resume_github_copilot_agent:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"resume_github_copilot_agent": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "resume_github_copilot_agent_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}resume_github_copilot_agent stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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resume_github_copilot_agent. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the SousChef MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the SousChef MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for resume_github_copilot_agent: 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.
resume_github_copilot_agent is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the resume_github_copilot_agent 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 resume_github_copilot_agent. 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.
resume_github_copilot_agent 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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