scan_secret_text
Scan text for secret-like values and return counts without exposing values.
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What scan_secret_text does on Todos
AI agents call scan_secret_text to retrieve information from Todos without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why scan_secret_text is rated Low
This is a detection/analysis tool that reads input text and returns metadata (counts of detected secrets) without modifying data, executing commands, or exposing sensitive values. It is purely a read operation with built-in safeguards against exposing secrets.
From the tool's definition Tool 'scans text for secret-like values and return counts without exposing values' — it retrieves and analyzes data (reads text) to detect patterns, but performs no write, execute, destructive, or financial operations. Returns counts only, not actual secrets.
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The rule that runs scan_secret_text 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 scan_secret_text, this is the rule to start with:
scan_secret_text is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Todos, apply this rule, and every scan_secret_text call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about scan_secret_text
Scan text for secret-like values and return counts without exposing values. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Todos MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Todos MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for scan_secret_text: 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 Todos. Nothing to install.
scan_secret_text is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the scan_secret_text 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 scan_secret_text. 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.
scan_secret_text is provided by the Todos MCP server (@hasna/todos). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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