Categorize files by their type (Executables, Videos, Documents, etc.) and show statistics for each category. Enable use_content_analysis to detect file type mismatches and security threats.
AI agents use file_organizer_categorize_by_type to create or update resources in File Organizer MCP — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your File Organizer MCP environment.
While the tool primarily analyzes and categorizes files (Read-like), the core function is to organize and potentially tag/move files by type, which constitutes reversible Write operations on file system state or metadata.
From the tool's definition Tool performs file categorization and reorganization ('categorize files by their type'), which modifies file metadata or groupings.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access file_organizer_categorize_by_type gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and File Organizer MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for file_organizer_categorize_by_type:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"file_organizer_categorize_by_type": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "file_organizer_categorize_by_type_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}file_organizer_categorize_by_type 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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Categorize files by their type (Executables, Videos, Documents, etc.) and show statistics for each category. Enable use_content_analysis to detect file type mismatches and security threats. It is categorised as a Write tool in the File Organizer MCP MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the File Organizer MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for file_organizer_categorize_by_type: 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 File Organizer MCP. Nothing to install.
file_organizer_categorize_by_type 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 file_organizer_categorize_by_type 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 file_organizer_categorize_by_type. 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.
file_organizer_categorize_by_type is provided by the File Organizer MCP server (kridaydave/file-organizer-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from File Organizer MCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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