Critical-risk tools in Mcp
10 of the 47 tools in Mcp are classified as critical risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at critical risk
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cancel_outboxDestructiveCancel a substrate outbox row that has not yet completed. Sets status to cancelled. Refuses to cancel rows currently in_flight — wait for the drainer to finish that attempt and...
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manage_api_keysDestructiveList and revoke API keys (service keys) for the Butterbase platform account. This is a platform-scoped tool — it operates on the authenticated account, not on a specific app. T...
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manage_appDestructiveManage app lifecycle: list, delete, pause/resume, get config, update access mode, secure, update CORS, clone, and find templates. Actions: - "list": List all ba...
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manage_attention_rulesDestructiveManage substrate attention rules. Attention rules define conditions under which the substrate should surface, tag, or escalate information to the user. Use this tool to list, i...
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manage_durable_objectsDestructiveManage Durable Object (DO) classes for an app: register/update code, list/get/delete, view usage, and manage shared env vars. DOs are stateful per-key actors that persist state...
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manage_functionDestructiveManage function lifecycle: list, delete, get logs, and update environment variables. Actions: - "list": List all deployed functions with status, metrics, and invocation...
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manage_kvDestructiveManage app KV store: config rules (expose/unexpose namespaces) and data-plane operations (get/set/del/incr etc). Actions — Config: - "list_rules": List all KV namespace expo...
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manage_rag_contentDestructiveManage RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) collections and documents. Collections are named containers for documents that are chunked, embedded, and indexed for semantic search...
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manage_repoDestructiveManage an app's repo (content-addressed code snapshots). Actions: - "push": Push a small set of files (≤1 MB total over MCP — for larger repos shell out to `butte...
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manage_storageDestructiveManage app storage: presigned upload/download URLs, list/delete objects, update config. Actions: - "upload_url": Get a presigned PUT URL to upload a file (expires in 15 mi...
Attacks that target this class
Critical-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.