AI agents use insert_block to create or update resources in SiYuan MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your SiYuan MCP Server environment.
Inserting a block modifies document structure and content, which aligns with the Write category. The sibling tools like 'delete_block', 'create_doc', and 'append_block' confirm this server manages document/block creation and modification. While blocks can be deleted, the insert_block tool itself is reversible (the inserted block can be removed), making it Write rather than Destructive.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'insert_block' and description '插入块' (insert block) indicates it creates or adds a new block to a SiYuan note. This is a create/modify operation with reversible effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access insert_block gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and SiYuan MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for insert_block:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"insert_block": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "insert_block_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}insert_block 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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插入块. It is categorised as a Write tool in the SiYuan MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the SiYuan MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for insert_block: 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 SiYuan MCP Server. Nothing to install.
insert_block 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 insert_block 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 insert_block. 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.
insert_block is provided by the SiYuan MCP Server MCP server (xgq18237/siyuan_mcp_server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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