reschedule-distant-todos · Things App MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What reschedule-distant-todos does on Things App MCP

AI agents use reschedule-distant-todos to create or update resources in Things App MCP — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Things App MCP environment.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why reschedule-distant-todos needs a policy

Rescheduling tasks is a reversible modification of task scheduling data (dates/times), which falls under Write. The description is truncated and uninformative, lowering confidence. Severity is medium because bulk rescheduling of todos could have a notable impact on task management but is reversible.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'reschedule-distant-todos' and partial description 'Among today' — implies rescheduling (modifying) todos' dates

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Recommended rule Ready

Verdict

reschedule-distant-todos Rate-limited

reschedule-distant-todos 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.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "reschedule-distant-todos": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "reschedule-distant-todos_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: every tool call is checked against your rule before it reaches Things App MCP, so you can run agents against it safely.

FAQ

Questions about reschedule-distant-todos

What does the reschedule-distant-todos tool do? +

Among today. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Things App MCP MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on reschedule-distant-todos? +

Register the Things App MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for reschedule-distant-todos: 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 Things App MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is reschedule-distant-todos? +

reschedule-distant-todos is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit reschedule-distant-todos? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the reschedule-distant-todos 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 reschedule-distant-todos completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for reschedule-distant-todos. 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 reschedule-distant-todos? +

reschedule-distant-todos is provided by the Things App MCP server (lucas-flatwhite/things-app-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.