oca_changelog
Generate CHANGELOG from newsfragments using oca-towncrier.
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What oca_changelog does on Odoo Claude MCP
AI agents invoke oca_changelog to trigger actions in Odoo Claude MCP. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Why oca_changelog is rated High
This tool runs the oca-towncrier CLI tool to generate a changelog file. It executes an external command/process that writes output to files, making it an Execute category (and borderline Write). Since it triggers an external tool execution and produces file artifacts, Execute is the most appropriate category. Severity is medium as misuse could overwrite changelog files, but the blast radius is limited.
From the tool's definition Generate CHANGELOG from newsfragments using oca-towncrier
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The rule that runs oca_changelog safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Odoo Claude MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For oca_changelog, this is the rule to start with:
oca_changelog stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Odoo Claude MCP, apply this rule, and every oca_changelog call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about oca_changelog
Generate CHANGELOG from newsfragments using oca-towncrier. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Odoo Claude MCP MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Odoo Claude MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for oca_changelog: 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 Odoo Claude MCP. Nothing to install.
oca_changelog is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the oca_changelog 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 oca_changelog. 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.
oca_changelog is provided by the Odoo Claude MCP server (rosenvladimirov/odoo-claude-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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