Medium Risk

add_to_category_group

Add categories to a group

Reorganises financial categories

Part of the Lunch Money MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.

AI agents use add_to_category_group to create or modify resources in Lunch Money. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.

Without a policy, an AI agent could call add_to_category_group repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. Intercept's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Lunch Money.

Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.

lunch-money.yaml
tools:
  add_to_category_group:
    rules:
      - action: allow
        rate_limit:
          max: 30
          window: 60

See the full Lunch Money policy for all 29 tools.

Tool Name add_to_category_group
Category Write
Risk Level Medium

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What does the add_to_category_group tool do? +

Add categories to a group. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Lunch Money MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on add_to_category_group? +

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for add_to_category_group. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Lunch Money MCP server.

What risk level is add_to_category_group? +

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

Can I rate-limit add_to_category_group? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the add_to_category_group rule in your Intercept 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 add_to_category_group completely? +

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for add_to_category_group. 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 add_to_category_group? +

add_to_category_group is provided by the Lunch Money MCP server (@akutishevsky/lunchmoney-mcp). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policies on Lunch Money

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npx -y @policylayer/intercept
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