AI agents use ros2_medkit_extend_lock to create or update resources in Ros2 Medkit — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Ros2 Medkit environment.
This tool modifies lock metadata (duration/expiration) reversibly but affects resource access control in a ROS 2 system. While reversible and not destructive, it constitutes a write operation that alters system state. Severity is high because manipulating locks in a robotics system could prevent legitimate processes from acquiring critical resources, affecting system availability and safety-critical operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'extend_lock' performs a modification operation on an existing lock's duration. The description states it extends (modifies) the duration of a lock, which is a state-changing operation on a resource.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ros2_medkit_extend_lock gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Ros2 Medkit, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for ros2_medkit_extend_lock:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"ros2_medkit_extend_lock": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "ros2_medkit_extend_lock_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}ros2_medkit_extend_lock 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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Extend the duration of an existing lock. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Ros2 Medkit MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Ros2 Medkit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ros2_medkit_extend_lock: 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 Ros2 Medkit. Nothing to install.
ros2_medkit_extend_lock 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 ros2_medkit_extend_lock 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 ros2_medkit_extend_lock. 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.
ros2_medkit_extend_lock is provided by the Ros2 Medkit MCP server (selfpatch/ros2_medkit_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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