automation_tick
Evaluate once, run due actions through policy, and report individual failures.
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What automation_tick does on Tolpo
AI agents invoke automation_tick to trigger actions in Tolpo. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Why automation_tick is rated High
automation_tick triggers real processes with real consequences. An agent gone sideways doesn't fire it once. It starts dozens of builds, sends mass notifications, or burns through compute before anyone looks up.
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The rule that runs automation_tick safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Tolpo, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For automation_tick, this is the rule to start with:
automation_tick stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Tolpo, apply this rule, and every automation_tick call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about automation_tick
Evaluate once, run due actions through policy, and report individual failures. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Tolpo MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Tolpo MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for automation_tick: 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 Tolpo. Nothing to install.
automation_tick is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the automation_tick 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 automation_tick. 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.
automation_tick is provided by the Tolpo MCP server (signerless/tolpo). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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