Upload a resume file (PDF, DOC, or DOCX). Provide the full file as a base64-encoded string and the file name. Files up to 16MB are supported — do not split or chunk the file, just send it all at once.
AI agents use upload_resume to create or update resources in Shortlist MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Shortlist MCP Server environment.
This tool creates or modifies user data (resume files) on the Shortlist platform. It is reversible—uploaded resumes can typically be deleted or replaced—so it does not qualify as Destructive.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'upload_resume' and description explicitly state it uploads a resume file. The description instructs users to 'Provide the full file as a base64-encoded string and the file name,' indicating file creation/modification operations.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access upload_resume gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Shortlist MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for upload_resume:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"upload_resume": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "upload_resume_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}upload_resume 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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Upload a resume file (PDF, DOC, or DOCX). Provide the full file as a base64-encoded string and the file name. Files up to 16MB are supported — do not split or chunk the file, just send it all at once. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Shortlist MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Shortlist MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for upload_resume: 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 Shortlist MCP Server. Nothing to install.
upload_resume 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 upload_resume 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 upload_resume. 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.
upload_resume is provided by the Shortlist MCP Server MCP server (mls-tech-inc/shortlistjobs-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Shortlist MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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