Syncs the parent TODO.md file with all tasks. Generates a dashboard view with tasks organized by status, priority counts, dependency graph, and execution order. This provides a bird
AI agents use sync_todo_index to create or update resources in Project MCP — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Project MCP environment.
This tool writes/updates the TODO.md file by syncing it with current task data and generating a dashboard. It creates or modifies a file (reversible write operation), but does not delete data or execute code. The blast radius is medium since it overwrites a project documentation file that could disrupt project tracking if misused.
From the tool's definition Syncs the parent TODO.md file with all tasks. Generates a dashboard view
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access sync_todo_index gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Project MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for sync_todo_index:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"sync_todo_index": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "sync_todo_index_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}sync_todo_index 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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Syncs the parent TODO.md file with all tasks. Generates a dashboard view with tasks organized by status, priority counts, dependency graph, and execution order. This provides a bird. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Project MCP MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Project MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sync_todo_index: 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 Project MCP. Nothing to install.
sync_todo_index 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 sync_todo_index 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 sync_todo_index. 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.
sync_todo_index is provided by the Project MCP server (pouyanafisi/project-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Project MCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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