Moves a checklist item to a new position.
AI agents use reorder_checklist_item to create or update resources in Divide and Conquer MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Divide and Conquer MCP Server environment.
This tool modifies checklist state by reordering items, constituting a Write action. The modification is reversible (items can be reordered again), so it does not qualify as Destructive. The severity is low because reordering checklist items has minimal blast radius—it affects only task organization metadata with no external side effects or data loss risk.
From the tool's definition The tool description states it 'Moves a checklist item to a new position,' which modifies the order of existing checklist data in a reversible manner without deleting or executing external operations.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access reorder_checklist_item gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Divide and Conquer MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for reorder_checklist_item:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"reorder_checklist_item": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "reorder_checklist_item_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}reorder_checklist_item 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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Moves a checklist item to a new position. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Divide and Conquer MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Divide and Conquer MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for reorder_checklist_item: 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 Divide and Conquer MCP Server. Nothing to install.
reorder_checklist_item 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 reorder_checklist_item 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 reorder_checklist_item. 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.
reorder_checklist_item is provided by the Divide and Conquer MCP Server MCP server (landicefu/divide-and-conquer-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Divide and Conquer MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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