oca_gen_requirements
Generate requirements.txt from addon external_dependencies using oca-gen-external-dependencies.
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What oca_gen_requirements does on Odoo Claude MCP
AI agents invoke oca_gen_requirements 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_gen_requirements is rated High
This tool runs an external command/tool (oca-gen-external-dependencies) to generate a file. It executes an external process and produces output artifacts, making it Execute category. Severity is medium as it runs an external tool but is limited in blast radius compared to arbitrary code execution.
From the tool's definition "Generate requirements.txt from addon external_dependencies using oca-gen-external-dependencies"
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The rule that runs oca_gen_requirements 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_gen_requirements, this is the rule to start with:
oca_gen_requirements 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_gen_requirements call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about oca_gen_requirements
Generate requirements.txt from addon external_dependencies using oca-gen-external-dependencies. 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_gen_requirements: 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_gen_requirements 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_gen_requirements 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_gen_requirements. 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_gen_requirements 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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