publish-story · MCP Storyblok Server MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What publish-story does on MCP Storyblok Server

AI agents use publish-story to create or update resources in MCP Storyblok Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your MCP Storyblok Server environment.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why publish-story needs a policy

Publishing a story modifies the published state of content, making it live and accessible. This is a reversible Write operation (content can be unpublished). It does not delete data (Destructive), execute arbitrary code (Execute), nor move financial assets (Financial).

From the tool's definition Tool name 'publish-story' and description 'Publishes a story in Storyblok' indicate state change of content from draft/unpublished to published status.

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Verdict

publish-story Rate-limited

publish-story 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.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "publish-story": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "publish-story_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: every tool call is checked against your rule before it reaches MCP Storyblok Server, so you can run agents against it safely.

FAQ

Questions about publish-story

What does the publish-story tool do? +

Publishes a story in Storyblok. It is categorised as a Write tool in the MCP Storyblok Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on publish-story? +

Register the MCP Storyblok Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for publish-story: 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 MCP Storyblok Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is publish-story? +

publish-story is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit publish-story? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the publish-story 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.

How do I block publish-story completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for publish-story. 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.

What MCP server provides publish-story? +

publish-story is provided by the MCP Storyblok Server MCP server (zerdos/mcp-storyblok-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.