Initialize or set the project root directory for the current session.
AI agents use init_root to create or update resources in Scopecraft Command — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Scopecraft Command environment.
This tool writes/sets configuration state (the project root) but does not delete data, execute arbitrary code, or trigger financial operations. The impact is reversible within a session, making it Write rather than Execute or Destructive. Severity is medium because misconfiguration could affect downstream tool behavior and data access scope, but the effect is limited to the current session context.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it will "Initialize or set the project root directory" — a state-changing operation that modifies session configuration.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access init_root gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Scopecraft Command, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for init_root:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"init_root": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "init_root_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}init_root 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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Initialize or set the project root directory for the current session. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Scopecraft Command MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Scopecraft Command MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for init_root: 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 Scopecraft Command. Nothing to install.
init_root 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 init_root 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 init_root. 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.
init_root is provided by the Scopecraft Command MCP server (scopecraft/command). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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