gateway_route · Claude Team MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What gateway_route does on Claude Team MCP

AI agents invoke gateway_route to trigger actions in Claude Team MCP. 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.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why gateway_route needs a policy

This tool performs routing logic that determines which agent or subsystem handles a given request. This is an execution/dispatch action rather than a simple read, as it triggers downstream processing. The description is truncated, lowering confidence slightly.

From the tool's definition 'Decide which target should handle a request. Checks explicit routes' — the tool actively routes/dispatches requests to different handlers/targets

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Verdict

gateway_route Rate-limited

gateway_route 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.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "gateway_route": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "gateway_route_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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FAQ

Questions about gateway_route

What does the gateway_route tool do? +

Decide which target should handle a request. Checks explicit routes (by. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Claude Team MCP MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.

How do I enforce a policy on gateway_route? +

Register the Claude Team MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gateway_route: 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 Claude Team MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is gateway_route? +

gateway_route is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.

Can I rate-limit gateway_route? +

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

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

gateway_route is provided by the Claude Team MCP server (lakshan12367/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.