This record as markdown: /tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/add-repo-team.md
What add_repo_team does on Forgejo
AI agents use add_repo_team to create or update resources in Forgejo, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Forgejo environment.
Why add_repo_team is rated Medium
Reversibly assigns teams to repos, modifying permissions; unintended access grants are recoverable.
From the tool's definition Assign a team to a repository; modifies repository access control.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs add_repo_team safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Forgejo, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For add_repo_team, this is the rule to start with:
add_repo_team 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.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Forgejo, apply this rule, and every add_repo_team call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about add_repo_team
Assign a team to a repository. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Forgejo MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Forgejo MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for add_repo_team: 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 Forgejo. Nothing to install.
add_repo_team 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 add_repo_team 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 add_repo_team. 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.
add_repo_team is provided by the Forgejo MCP server (sqcows/forgejo-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
More on Forgejo, and thousands of servers like it.
This server
Across the catalogue