Sync AppSwitch.json and logList.json, then verify both storage layers.
AI agents use sync_appswitch_state to create or update resources in Algorithmaide — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Algorithmaide environment.
This tool writes/updates configuration files (AppSwitch.json and logList.json) on the device, synchronizing their state across storage layers. It modifies persistent configuration data, making it a Write operation. Severity is medium because misconfiguration could affect which apps are monitored or hooked, but it is likely reversible by re-syncing.
From the tool's definition Sync AppSwitch.json and logList.json, then verify both storage layers
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access sync_appswitch_state gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Algorithmaide, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for sync_appswitch_state:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"sync_appswitch_state": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "sync_appswitch_state_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}sync_appswitch_state 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.
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Sync AppSwitch.json and logList.json, then verify both storage layers. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Algorithmaide MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Algorithmaide MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sync_appswitch_state: 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 Algorithmaide. Nothing to install.
sync_appswitch_state is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the sync_appswitch_state 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 sync_appswitch_state. 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.
sync_appswitch_state is provided by the Algorithmaide MCP server (vwww-droid/algorithmaide-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Algorithmaide, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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