Critical-risk tools in Agent Knowledge MCP
4 of the 27 tools in Agent Knowledge 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
-
delete_documentDestructiveDelete a document from Elasticsearch index by document ID
-
delete_indexDestructiveDelete an Elasticsearch index and all its documents permanently
-
delete_index_metadataDestructiveDelete metadata documentation for an Elasticsearch index
-
reset_configDestructiveReset config.json to defaults from config.default.json (manual reset - overwrites current config)
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.