report.generate | PolicyLayer

WHAT IT DOES

What report.generate does on OPTIX: Operational Platform for Threat Intelligence Exploration

AI agents use report.generate to create or update resources in OPTIX: Operational Platform for Threat Intelligence Exploration — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your OPTIX: Operational Platform for Threat Intelligence Exploration environment.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why report.generate needs a policy

The tool generates (creates) a report document, which is a Write operation — it produces a new artifact but does not delete data or execute code. Severity is medium because a misconfigured or misdirected report generation could leak sensitive threat intelligence or produce misleading outputs.

From the tool's definition Generate a ... intelligence report — creates a new report artifact

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Recommended rule Ready

Verdict

report.generate Rate-limited

report.generate 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": {
    "report.generate": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "report.generate_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 OPTIX: Operational Platform for Threat Intelligence Exploration, so you can run agents against it safely.

FAQ

Questions about report.generate

What does the report.generate tool do? +

Generate a strategic, operational, technical, or RFI intelligence report in. It is categorised as a Write tool in the OPTIX: Operational Platform for Threat Intelligence Exploration MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on report.generate? +

Register the OPTIX: Operational Platform for Threat Intelligence Exploration MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for report.generate: 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 OPTIX: Operational Platform for Threat Intelligence Exploration. Nothing to install.

What risk level is report.generate? +

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

Can I rate-limit report.generate? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the report.generate 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 report.generate completely? +

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

report.generate is provided by the OPTIX: Operational Platform for Threat Intelligence Exploration MCP server (AdamWaldie/OPTIX-MCP). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.