Renames a Slack channel, automatically adjusting the new name to meet naming conventions (e.g., converting to lowercase), which may affect integrations using the old name.
Part of the Slack MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.
AI agents use SLACK_RENAME_A_CONVERSATION to create or modify resources in Slack. 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 SLACK_RENAME_A_CONVERSATION 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 Slack.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
tools:
SLACK_RENAME_A_CONVERSATION:
rules:
- action: allow
rate_limit:
max: 30
window: 60See the full Slack policy for all 143 tools.
Agents calling write-class tools like SLACK_RENAME_A_CONVERSATION have been implicated in these attack patterns. Read the full case and prevention policy for each:
Other tools in the Write risk category across the catalogue. The same policy patterns (rate-limit, validate) apply to each.
Renames a Slack channel, automatically adjusting the new name to meet naming conventions (e.g., converting to lowercase), which may affect integrations using the old name.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Slack MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for SLACK_RENAME_A_CONVERSATION. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Slack MCP server.
SLACK_RENAME_A_CONVERSATION 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 SLACK_RENAME_A_CONVERSATION 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.
Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for SLACK_RENAME_A_CONVERSATION. 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.
SLACK_RENAME_A_CONVERSATION is provided by the Slack MCP server (@modelcontextprotocol/server-slack). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Open source. One binary. Zero dependencies.
npx -y @policylayer/intercept