how_to_use

THE RISK

Low Risk

Why how_to_use needs a policy

The name 'how_to_use' suggests a help or documentation retrieval tool, which would be a Read category at most. However, with no description provided, confidence is low. Given the context of sibling tools (video/audio creation), this is likely a read-only informational tool. Classified as Other due to insufficient information, with low severity as it appears to be a guidance/help tool.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'how_to_use' with an empty description. No functional behavior can be inferred.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access how_to_use gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control how_to_use

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Creatify, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for how_to_use:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "how_to_use": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "how_to_use_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 60,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

how_to_use gets a rate cap, and everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

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Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

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FAQ

Questions about how_to_use

What does the how_to_use tool do? +

how_to_use. It is categorised as a Other tool in the Creatify MCP Server, which means it performs auxiliary operations.

How do I enforce a policy on how_to_use? +

Register the Creatify MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for how_to_use: 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 Creatify. Nothing to install.

What risk level is how_to_use? +

how_to_use is a Other tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit how_to_use? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the how_to_use 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 how_to_use completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for how_to_use. 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 how_to_use? +

how_to_use is provided by the Creatify MCP server (tsavo/creatify-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Creatify tool call.

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