Generates a branch name following SDD conventions and returns a command_hint for creating the branch. Does not execute git commands — the AI client or user runs the command.
AI agents call sdd_create_branch to retrieve information from Specky without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool only generates a branch name string and returns a hint; it does not execute any git commands or modify any state. This is effectively a read/query operation that produces a recommendation.
From the tool's definition Generates a branch name following SDD conventions and returns a command_hint for creating the branch. Does not execute git commands — the AI client or user runs the command.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access sdd_create_branch gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Specky, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for sdd_create_branch:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"sdd_create_branch": {}
}
}sdd_create_branch is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Generates a branch name following SDD conventions and returns a command_hint for creating the branch. Does not execute git commands — the AI client or user runs the command. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Specky MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Specky MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sdd_create_branch: 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 Specky. Nothing to install.
sdd_create_branch is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the sdd_create_branch 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 sdd_create_branch. 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.
sdd_create_branch is provided by the Specky MCP server (paulasilvatech/specky). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Specky, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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