Manage approval requests through the dashboard interface. Instructions Use this tool to request, check status, or delete approval requests. The action parameter determines the operation: -
AI agents call approvals to permanently remove resources in Spec Workflow MCP — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
An AI agent that decides to call approvals doesn't hesitate, doesn't double-check, and doesn't stop at one. Whatever it removes from Spec Workflow MCP is gone — there is no undo for destructive operations.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access approvals gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Spec Workflow MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for approvals:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"hide": [
"approvals"
]
}approvals disappears from the agent's tool list entirely, and any attempt to call it is denied. The rest of the server keeps working.
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Manage approval requests through the dashboard interface. Instructions Use this tool to request, check status, or delete approval requests. The action parameter determines the operation: -. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Spec Workflow MCP MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Spec Workflow MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for approvals: 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 Spec Workflow MCP. Nothing to install.
approvals is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the approvals 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 approvals. 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.
approvals is provided by the Spec Workflow MCP server (pimzino/spec-workflow-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 4 Spec Workflow MCP tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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