AI agents call request_permissions as a supporting operation in Coding Tools MCP workflows.
With no description available, the exact behavior cannot be determined. The name 'request_permissions' could imply requesting elevated OS/filesystem permissions, modifying access controls (Write), or simply prompting for user confirmation (Other). Given the ambiguous name and empty description, confidence is low.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'request_permissions' but the description is empty and uninformative.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access request_permissions gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Coding Tools MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for request_permissions:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"request_permissions": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "request_permissions_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 60,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}request_permissions gets a rate cap, and everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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request_permissions. It is categorised as a Other tool in the Coding Tools MCP MCP Server, which means it performs auxiliary operations.
Register the Coding Tools MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for request_permissions: 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 Coding Tools MCP. Nothing to install.
request_permissions is a Other tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the request_permissions 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 request_permissions. 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.
request_permissions is provided by the Coding Tools MCP server (xytom/coding-tools-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 18 Coding Tools MCP tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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