Submit a task execution strategy for user review. The Lead Agent calls this after analyzing a task to propose team roles, subtasks, and execution plan. The dashboard wizard will display the strategy for user approval.
AI agents use cortex_task_submit_strategy to create or update resources in Cortex Hub — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Cortex Hub environment.
This tool writes structured task strategy data to the system (team roles, subtasks, execution plan). While reversible via user actions or deletion, it modifies persistent state. It does not execute tasks, only records proposals for human approval, so it is Write rather than Execute.
From the tool's definition 'Submit a task execution strategy' and 'propose team roles, subtasks, and execution plan' indicate the tool creates or modifies strategy/planning data that is persisted and presented to users for approval.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access cortex_task_submit_strategy gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Cortex Hub, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for cortex_task_submit_strategy:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"cortex_task_submit_strategy": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "cortex_task_submit_strategy_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}cortex_task_submit_strategy 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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Submit a task execution strategy for user review. The Lead Agent calls this after analyzing a task to propose team roles, subtasks, and execution plan. The dashboard wizard will display the strategy for user approval. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Cortex Hub MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Cortex Hub MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cortex_task_submit_strategy: 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 Cortex Hub. Nothing to install.
cortex_task_submit_strategy 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 cortex_task_submit_strategy 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 cortex_task_submit_strategy. 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.
cortex_task_submit_strategy is provided by the Cortex Hub MCP server (lktiep/cortex-hub). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Cortex Hub, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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