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What libi.pick_candidate does on Libi
AI agents call libi.pick_candidate as a supporting operation in Libi workflows.
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The rule that runs libi.pick_candidate safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Libi, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For libi.pick_candidate, this is the rule to start with:
libi.pick_candidate gets a rate cap, and everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Libi, apply this rule, and every libi.pick_candidate call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about libi.pick_candidate
STOP — invoke the. It is categorised as a Other tool in the Libi MCP Server, which means it performs auxiliary operations.
Register the Libi MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for libi.pick_candidate: 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 Libi. Nothing to install.
libi.pick_candidate is a Other tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the libi.pick_candidate 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 libi.pick_candidate. 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.
libi.pick_candidate is provided by the Libi MCP server (Nagellabs/libi). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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