abort

What abort does on OpenClaw

AI agents invoke abort to trigger actions in OpenClaw. 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 abort is rated High

Aborting an active run is an Execute-category action because it triggers a command to stop external operations in progress. While not destructive in the sense of permanent data loss, it can disrupt workflows and has uncontrollable side effects depending on what process is being aborted. The high severity reflects potential impact on system stability and ongoing operations.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'abort' with description 'Abort active run' indicates it triggers an external operation that terminates or interrupts an active process or workflow. This is an execution action that causes immediate effects on running systems.

The rule that runs abort safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and OpenClaw, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For abort, this is the rule to start with:

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

Questions about abort