Advanced tool for updating existing files in Gitea repository with conflict resolution
AI agents use sync_update to create or update resources in Gitea MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Gitea MCP Server environment.
The tool modifies data (files in a Gitea repository) but does not irreversibly delete or destroy content. Updates are reversible through subsequent commits or version control mechanisms. The 'conflict resolution' feature indicates careful handling of concurrent modifications.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it is 'for updating existing files in Gitea repository' which is a reversible modification operation. The name 'sync_update' and context of 'updating existing files' confirms Write category rather than Destructive.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access sync_update gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Gitea MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for sync_update:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"sync_update": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "sync_update_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}sync_update 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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Advanced tool for updating existing files in Gitea repository with conflict resolution. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Gitea MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Gitea MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sync_update: 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 Gitea MCP Server. Nothing to install.
sync_update 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 sync_update 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 sync_update. 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.
sync_update is provided by the Gitea MCP Server MCP server (mushroomfleet/gitea-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Gitea 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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