promote_basket_item
Move a basket item to a stable project folder (promote from basket to active storage).
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What promote_basket_item does on Metis Public Health
AI agents use promote_basket_item to create or update resources in Metis Public Health, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Metis Public Health environment.
Why promote_basket_item is rated Medium
This tool modifies the organization and persistence of data by relocating items from a transient location to permanent storage. While reversible (items could be moved back or deleted), it represents a write operation that changes where data is stored and potentially how it is accessed.
From the tool's definition The tool "promote_basket_item" performs an action that "move[s] a basket item to a stable project folder" — this is a file/data organization operation that creates or modifies the state of stored items (moving from temporary 'basket' storage to permanent…
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The rule that runs promote_basket_item safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Metis Public Health, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For promote_basket_item, this is the rule to start with:
promote_basket_item 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 Metis Public Health, apply this rule, and every promote_basket_item call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about promote_basket_item
Move a basket item to a stable project folder (promote from basket to active storage). It is categorised as a Write tool in the Metis Public Health MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Metis Public Health MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for promote_basket_item: 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 Metis Public Health. Nothing to install.
promote_basket_item 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 promote_basket_item 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 promote_basket_item. 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.
promote_basket_item is provided by the Metis Public Health MCP server (sveritg/metis_ph). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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