Critical-risk tools in Cortex

Critical severity Cortex MCP Server 3 of 31 tools

3 of the 31 tools in Cortex 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

cortex_cleanup_jobs Destructive

Delete multiple jobs by status or age. Useful for cleaning up failed or old jobs.
cortex_delete_job Destructive

Delete a specific analysis job by ID. DESTRUCTIVE: requires confirm=true.
cortex_disable_analyzer Destructive

Disable (remove) an enabled analyzer from the current organization. DESTRUCTIVE: requires confirm=true.

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.

Critical-risk tools in Cortex

Tools at critical risk

Attacks that target this class

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