Transform tasks between simple and parent forms. Promote creates a parent folder from a simple task. Extract pulls a subtask out to standalone. Adopt moves a task into a parent (currently broken - will document in response).
AI agents use task_transform 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 restructures/reorganizes task files — creating folders, moving files, and changing task relationships. These are reversible structural modifications to the task management system. While it involves moving and creating files, it doesn't irreversibly delete data, making Write the appropriate category. The 'currently broken' Adopt operation slightly lowers confidence.
From the tool's definition Transform tasks between simple and parent forms. Promote creates a parent folder from a simple task. Extract pulls a subtask out to standalone. Adopt moves a task into a parent.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access task_transform 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 task_transform:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"task_transform": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "task_transform_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}task_transform 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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Transform tasks between simple and parent forms. Promote creates a parent folder from a simple task. Extract pulls a subtask out to standalone. Adopt moves a task into a parent (currently broken - will document in response). 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 task_transform: 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.
task_transform 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 task_transform 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 task_transform. 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.
task_transform 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.
Deterministic rules across all 18 Scopecraft Command tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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