AI agents use patch to create or update resources in Ida Domain — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Ida Domain environment.
This tool modifies existing binary content at specified addresses in a reversible manner (patches can typically be undone or re-patched). It does not delete data irreversibly, so it is Write rather than Destructive.
From the tool's definition Tool description states: 'Patch bytes at memory addresses with hex data'. The verb 'patch' combined with 'bytes at memory addresses' indicates direct modification of binary data within the reverse engineering context.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access patch gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Ida Domain, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for patch:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"patch": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "patch_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}patch 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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Patch bytes at memory addresses with hex data. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Ida Domain MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Ida Domain MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for patch: 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 Ida Domain. Nothing to install.
patch 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 patch 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 patch. 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.
patch is provided by the Ida Domain MCP server (xxyyue/ida_domain_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Ida Domain, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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