machines_register

What machines_register does on Todos

AI agents use machines_register to create or update resources in Todos, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Todos environment.

Why machines_register is rated Medium

This tool creates or records a new machine configuration in the registry, making it a Write action. The severity is medium because registering machines could enable execution on unintended systems, but the operation itself is reversible (the registry entry can be updated or removed). Confidence is 0.85 because the description is brief but 'register' clearly implies creating/modifying a registry entry.

From the tool's definition Tool registers (creates) a machine entry in the todos machine registry. The term 'register' indicates creation or addition of a new record in a system registry, which is a Write operation that modifies the registry state.

The rule that runs machines_register safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Todos, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For machines_register, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "machines_register": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "machines_register_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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