Critical-risk tools in Redis MCP Server
10 of the 53 tools in Redis MCP Server 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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deleteDestructiveDelete a Redis key. Args: key (str): The key to delete. Returns: str: Confirmation message or an error message.
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hdelDestructiveDelete a field from a Redis hash. Args: name: The Redis hash key. key: The field name inside the hash. Returns: A success message or an error m...
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json_delDestructiveDelete a JSON value from Redis at a given path. Args: name: The Redis key where the JSON document is stored. path: The JSON path to delete (default: root '$...
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lpopDestructiveRemove and return the first element from a Redis list.
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lremDestructiveRemove elements from a Redis list. Args: name: The name of the list count: Number of elements to remove (0 = all, positive = from head, negative = from tail...
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rpopDestructiveRemove and return the last element from a Redis list.
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sremDestructiveRemove a value from a Redis set. Args: name: The Redis set key. value: The value to remove from the set. Returns: A success message or an error...
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xdelDestructiveDelete an entry from a Redis stream. Args: key (str): The stream key. entry_id (str): The ID of the entry to delete. Returns: str: Confirmation...
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xgroup_destroyDestructiveDestroy a consumer group for a Redis stream. Args: key (str): The stream key. group_name (str): The consumer group name. Returns: str: Confirma...
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zremDestructiveRemove a member from a Redis sorted set. Args: key (str): The sorted set key. member (str): The member to remove. Returns: str: Confirmation me...
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.