delegate_team · Agent Bus MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What delegate_team does on Agent Bus

AI agents use delegate_team to create or update resources in Agent Bus — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Agent Bus environment.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why delegate_team needs a policy

This tool writes/creates data (tasks) in a shared collaboration system. It modifies the state of a team board by adding new tracked items. The severity is medium because while it creates persistent data, it is reversible (tasks can typically be deleted or modified) and has limited blast radius — it affects task management state rather than core application data, financial systems, or destructive operations.

From the tool's definition "Create board-visible tracked tasks" — the tool creates new task records that become visible on a shared board and are tracked in the system.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Recommended rule Ready

Verdict

delegate_team Rate-limited

delegate_team 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": {
    "delegate_team": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "delegate_team_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 Agent Bus, so you can run agents against it safely.

FAQ

Questions about delegate_team

What does the delegate_team tool do? +

Create board-visible tracked tasks for active members of a team. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Agent Bus MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on delegate_team? +

Register the Agent Bus MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delegate_team: 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 Agent Bus. Nothing to install.

What risk level is delegate_team? +

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

Can I rate-limit delegate_team? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the delegate_team 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 delegate_team completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for delegate_team. 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 delegate_team? +

delegate_team is provided by the Agent Bus MCP server (mustaphasteph/agent-bus). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.