AI agents invoke div to trigger actions in Calculator MCP. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call — builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Division is a computational operation that executes arithmetic logic. While it has no persistent side effects, it is more accurately classified as Execute since it runs a calculation rather than merely reading or retrieving stored data. Severity is low as the blast radius of misuse is minimal — worst case is a divide-by-zero error.
From the tool's definition 'Divide two numbers' — performs a mathematical operation (division) which executes a computation, with a potential side effect of division-by-zero errors depending on arguments.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access div gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Calculator MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for div:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"div": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "div_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}div stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Divide two numbers. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Calculator MCP MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Calculator MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for div: 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 Calculator MCP. Nothing to install.
div is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the div 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 div. 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.
div is provided by the Calculator MCP server (wrtnlabs/calculator-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Calculator MCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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