AI agents call refresh_project to retrieve information from Scrivener MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Even though refresh_project only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs — an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access refresh_project gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Scrivener MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for refresh_project:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"refresh_project": {}
}
}refresh_project is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Reload project from disk. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Scrivener MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Scrivener MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for refresh_project: 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 Scrivener MCP Server. Nothing to install.
refresh_project 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 refresh_project 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 refresh_project. 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.
refresh_project is provided by the Scrivener MCP Server MCP server (writerslogic/scrivener-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 62 Scrivener MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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62 Scrivener MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.