[Available via model_tx_apply or direct call] Generalize SFILES flowsheet by removing unit numbers for pattern matching and template creation. See docs/FEATURE_PARITY_MATRIX.md for migration guide.
AI agents use sfiles_generalize to create or update resources in Engineering MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Engineering MCP Server environment.
This tool modifies an existing SFILES flowsheet by removing unit numbers to create a generalized version. This is a transformation/modification of data (Write), not a destructive operation since the original is not necessarily deleted — it produces a generalized copy for template creation.
From the tool's definition Generalize SFILES flowsheet by removing unit numbers for pattern matching and template creation
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access sfiles_generalize gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Engineering MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for sfiles_generalize:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"sfiles_generalize": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "sfiles_generalize_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}sfiles_generalize 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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[Available via model_tx_apply or direct call] Generalize SFILES flowsheet by removing unit numbers for pattern matching and template creation. See docs/FEATURE_PARITY_MATRIX.md for migration guide. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Engineering MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Engineering MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sfiles_generalize: 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 Engineering MCP Server. Nothing to install.
sfiles_generalize 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 sfiles_generalize 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 sfiles_generalize. 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.
sfiles_generalize is provided by the Engineering MCP Server MCP server (puran-water/dexpi-sfiles-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Engineering MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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