Update multiple tasks at once. tags must be existing tag IDs from the same project. Returns summaries by default; set verbose=true for full task data.
AI agents use batch_update_tasks to create or update resources in Roadmap Skill — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Roadmap Skill environment.
This tool creates or modifies data reversibly—tasks can be updated and changed. It does not delete irreversibly (Destructive), execute arbitrary code (Execute), move money (Financial), or merely retrieve information (Read). The 'batch' aspect and potential to update many tasks simultaneously elevates severity from low to medium, as careless use could modify multiple work items, though changes are reversible.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'batch_update_tasks' and description states 'Update multiple tasks at once', indicating it modifies data. The mention of 'tags must be existing tag IDs from the same project' confirms structural constraints on the write operation.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access batch_update_tasks gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Roadmap Skill, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for batch_update_tasks:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"batch_update_tasks": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "batch_update_tasks_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}batch_update_tasks 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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Update multiple tasks at once. tags must be existing tag IDs from the same project. Returns summaries by default; set verbose=true for full task data. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Roadmap Skill MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Roadmap Skill MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for batch_update_tasks: 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 Roadmap Skill. Nothing to install.
batch_update_tasks 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 batch_update_tasks 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 batch_update_tasks. 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.
batch_update_tasks is provided by the Roadmap Skill MCP server (shiquda/roadmap-skill). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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