AI agents use erase_pixel to create or update resources in Piskel MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Piskel MCP Server environment.
Erasing pixels sets them to transparent, which is a modification of pixel art data. While 'erase' sounds destructive, this is a reversible operation within a pixel art editor context — pixels can be redrawn. It modifies canvas data (Write) rather than deleting an entire project or file irreversibly. Blast radius is low as it only affects individual pixels in a creative project.
From the tool's definition Erase pixels (set to transparent)
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access erase_pixel gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Piskel MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for erase_pixel:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"erase_pixel": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "erase_pixel_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}erase_pixel 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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Erase pixels (set to transparent). It is categorised as a Write tool in the Piskel MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Piskel MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for erase_pixel: 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 Piskel MCP Server. Nothing to install.
erase_pixel 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 erase_pixel 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 erase_pixel. 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.
erase_pixel is provided by the Piskel MCP Server MCP server (yafeiaa/piskel-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Piskel MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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