submit_analysis · Tacc Mcp Bio MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What submit_analysis does on Tacc Mcp Bio

AI agents invoke submit_analysis to trigger actions in Tacc Mcp Bio. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call — builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why submit_analysis needs a policy

The server description explicitly mentions job submission and remote script execution on HPC clusters. 'submit_analysis' strongly implies submitting a computational job/script to the SLURM scheduler, which triggers external execution of arbitrary bioinformatics pipelines. This is an Execute-category action with high severity due to the potential to consume significant cluster resources or run arbitrary code.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'submit_analysis' on a server designed for 'job submission' and 'remote script execution' on HPC/SLURM clusters for bioinformatics pipelines.

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Verdict

submit_analysis Rate-limited

submit_analysis stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "submit_analysis": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "submit_analysis_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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FAQ

Questions about submit_analysis

What does the submit_analysis tool do? +

submit_analysis. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Tacc Mcp Bio MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.

How do I enforce a policy on submit_analysis? +

Register the Tacc Mcp Bio MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for submit_analysis: 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 Tacc Mcp Bio. Nothing to install.

What risk level is submit_analysis? +

submit_analysis is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.

Can I rate-limit submit_analysis? +

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

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

submit_analysis is provided by the Tacc Mcp Bio MCP server (narasimhan-lab/tacc-mcp-bio). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.