AI agents call swift_package_dump to retrieve information from XcodeBazelMCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only operation that queries and serializes the Swift package manifest file into JSON format. It has no side effects, does not execute code, does not modify any files, and does not perform any destructive operations. The output is informational only, making it a low-risk Read category tool.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'dump' combined with description 'Dump the Swift package manifest as JSON' indicates retrieval and display of package metadata in a structured format. No modification, deletion, execution, or financial impact occurs.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access swift_package_dump gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and XcodeBazelMCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for swift_package_dump:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"swift_package_dump": {}
}
}swift_package_dump is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Dump the Swift package manifest as JSON (. It is categorised as a Read tool in the XcodeBazelMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the XcodeBazel MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for swift_package_dump: 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 XcodeBazelMCP. Nothing to install.
swift_package_dump 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 swift_package_dump 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 swift_package_dump. 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.
swift_package_dump is provided by the XcodeBazel MCP server (xcodebazelmcp/xcodebazelmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from XcodeBazelMCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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