Critical-risk tools in Mcp
2 of the 14 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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instances_terminateDestructiveTerminate one or more running VM instances by UUID. DESTRUCTIVE: this stops billing for the listed instances and permanently deletes their data; the action cannot be undone. Con...
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ssh_keys_deleteDestructiveRemove an SSH key from the account. DESTRUCTIVE: any instances relying on this key may lose access. Confirm with the user before invoking.
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.