suggest-preventive-measures · Android MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What suggest-preventive-measures does on Android

AI agents use suggest-preventive-measures to create or update resources in Android — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Android environment.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why suggest-preventive-measures needs a policy

An AI agent can call suggest-preventive-measures faster than any human can review — one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Android by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.

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Verdict

suggest-preventive-measures Rate-limited

suggest-preventive-measures 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.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "suggest-preventive-measures": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "suggest-preventive-measures_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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FAQ

Questions about suggest-preventive-measures

What does the suggest-preventive-measures tool do? +

Suggest preventive measures based on crash patterns. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Android MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on suggest-preventive-measures? +

Register the Android MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for suggest-preventive-measures: 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 Android. Nothing to install.

What risk level is suggest-preventive-measures? +

suggest-preventive-measures is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit suggest-preventive-measures? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the suggest-preventive-measures 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.

How do I block suggest-preventive-measures completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for suggest-preventive-measures. 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.

What MCP server provides suggest-preventive-measures? +

suggest-preventive-measures is provided by the Android MCP server (tomdwipo/agent). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.