active_learning.start
Rank low-confidence, high-impact predictions for governed correction.
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What active_learning.start does on Visionmcp
AI agents call active_learning.start to retrieve information from Visionmcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why active_learning.start is rated Low
The tool appears to analyze and rank existing predictions to identify candidates for correction. This is primarily a read/query operation that surfaces data for human review. It does not itself modify, delete, or execute anything — those actions would fall to sibling tools like execute_retraining or record_corrections.
From the tool's definition "Rank low-confidence, high-impact predictions for governed correction" — ranking/querying predictions, no data modification implied by this step
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The rule that runs active_learning.start safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Visionmcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For active_learning.start, this is the rule to start with:
active_learning.start 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 Visionmcp, apply this rule, and every active_learning.start call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about active_learning.start
Rank low-confidence, high-impact predictions for governed correction. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Visionmcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Vision MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for active_learning.start: 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 Visionmcp. Nothing to install.
active_learning.start 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 active_learning.start 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 active_learning.start. 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.
active_learning.start is provided by the Vision MCP server (joshuahickscorp/visionmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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