Update a task node layout or note inside a dependency planning view. Returns summary plus changed ids by default; set verbose=true for full data.
AI agents use update_dependency_view_node 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 modifies task metadata (layout, notes) within a dependency view but does not create, delete, or execute external operations. Updates to task planning data are reversible and have no destructive or execute-level side effects. It falls clearly into the Write category (creates or modifies data reversibly).
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Update a task node layout or note' — the verb 'update' indicates modification of existing data (task node properties and notes). The data is stored locally and changes are reversible.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access update_dependency_view_node 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 update_dependency_view_node:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"update_dependency_view_node": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "update_dependency_view_node_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}update_dependency_view_node 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 a task node layout or note inside a dependency planning view. Returns summary plus changed ids by default; set verbose=true for full 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 update_dependency_view_node: 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.
update_dependency_view_node 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 update_dependency_view_node 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 update_dependency_view_node. 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.
update_dependency_view_node 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.
Deterministic rules across all 32 Roadmap Skill tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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