初始化一个新的 Spec 文档，创建 spec.json 和 spec.md。可通过 schemaId 关联自定义工作流 Schema。
AI agents use qflow_spec_init to create or update resources in Qflow — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Qflow environment.
This tool creates new files (spec.json and spec.md) and initializes document structures, which are reversible Write operations. It does not delete, execute arbitrary code, or move money. The medium severity reflects that creating project management documents could affect workflow but is not destructive—the files can be modified or removed later.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it '初始化一个新的 Spec 文档，创建 spec.json 和 spec.md' (initializes a new Spec document, creates spec.json and spec.md). The verbs 'initializes' and 'creates' indicate file/document creation, which is a Write operation.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access qflow_spec_init gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Qflow, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for qflow_spec_init:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"qflow_spec_init": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "qflow_spec_init_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}qflow_spec_init 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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初始化一个新的 Spec 文档，创建 spec.json 和 spec.md。可通过 schemaId 关联自定义工作流 Schema。. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Qflow MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Qflow MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for qflow_spec_init: 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 Qflow. Nothing to install.
qflow_spec_init 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 qflow_spec_init 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 qflow_spec_init. 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.
qflow_spec_init is provided by the Qflow MCP server (pangu-immortal/qflow). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Qflow, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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