Medium Risk

profile_update

Update user profile with preferences, notes, or project info. Call when learning something about the user.

Part of the Session Forge MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.

session-forge Write Risk 2/5

AI agents use profile_update to create or modify resources in Session Forge. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.

Without a policy, an AI agent could call profile_update repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. Intercept's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Session Forge.

Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.

session-forge.yaml
tools:
  profile_update:
    rules:
      - action: allow
        rate_limit:
          max: 30
          window: 60

See the full Session Forge policy for all 15 tools.

Tool Name profile_update
Category Write
Risk Level Medium

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Agents calling write-class tools like profile_update have been implicated in these attack patterns. Read the full case and prevention policy for each:

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Other tools in the Write risk category across the catalogue. The same policy patterns (rate-limit, validate) apply to each.

What does the profile_update tool do? +

Update user profile with preferences, notes, or project info. Call when learning something about the user.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Session Forge MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on profile_update? +

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for profile_update. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Session Forge MCP server.

What risk level is profile_update? +

profile_update is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit profile_update? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the profile_update rule in your Intercept 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.

How do I block profile_update completely? +

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for profile_update. 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.

What MCP server provides profile_update? +

profile_update is provided by the Session Forge MCP server (session-forge). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policies on Session Forge

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npx -y @policylayer/intercept
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