publish-document-with-descendants

WHAT IT DOES

What publish-document-with-descendants does on Mcp Dev

AI agents use publish-document-with-descendants to create or update resources in Mcp Dev — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Mcp Dev environment.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why publish-document-with-descendants needs a policy

Publishing documents is a reversible write operation that changes content state and visibility. While potentially impactful (affecting multiple descendants), it is not destructive (data remains intact and can be unpublished), not financial, and not execute (no arbitrary code execution).

From the tool's definition Tool name 'publish-document-with-descendants' and description states it 'Publishes a document and its descendants' — this modifies the published state of content in Umbraco CMS, affecting multiple documents and potentially public-facing content visibility.

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Verdict

publish-document-with-descendants Rate-limited

publish-document-with-descendants 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": {
    "publish-document-with-descendants": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "publish-document-with-descendants_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 Mcp Dev, so you can run agents against it safely.

FAQ

Questions about publish-document-with-descendants

What does the publish-document-with-descendants tool do? +

Publishes a document and its descendants by Id. This is an asynchronous operation that may take time for large document trees. The tool will poll for completion and return the final result when finished. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Mcp Dev MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on publish-document-with-descendants? +

Register the Mcp Dev MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for publish-document-with-descendants: 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 Mcp Dev. Nothing to install.

What risk level is publish-document-with-descendants? +

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

Can I rate-limit publish-document-with-descendants? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the publish-document-with-descendants 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 publish-document-with-descendants completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for publish-document-with-descendants. 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 publish-document-with-descendants? +

publish-document-with-descendants is provided by the Mcp Dev MCP server (@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.