Mark a plugin as reviewed and set its permission. Requires a valid review token from plugin_inspect. Only call this after the user has reviewed and approved your security assessment.
AI agents use plugin_mark_reviewed to create or update resources in OpenTabs — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your OpenTabs environment.
This tool modifies plugin permissions and review status, which are state changes that affect system security posture. While reversible (permissions can be changed again), the blast radius is high because marking a malicious plugin as 'reviewed' or granting it inappropriate permissions could enable subsequent privilege escalation or malicious actions.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Mark a plugin as reviewed and set its permission' — this is a state-modifying operation that changes plugin approval status. The phrase 'set its permission' indicates configuration modification.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access plugin_mark_reviewed gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and OpenTabs, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for plugin_mark_reviewed:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"plugin_mark_reviewed": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "plugin_mark_reviewed_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}plugin_mark_reviewed 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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Mark a plugin as reviewed and set its permission. Requires a valid review token from plugin_inspect. Only call this after the user has reviewed and approved your security assessment. It is categorised as a Write tool in the OpenTabs MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the OpenTabs MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for plugin_mark_reviewed: 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 OpenTabs. Nothing to install.
plugin_mark_reviewed 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 plugin_mark_reviewed 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 plugin_mark_reviewed. 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.
plugin_mark_reviewed is provided by the OpenTabs MCP server (opentabs-dev/opentabs). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 4 OpenTabs tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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