High-risk tools in Iris MCP
8 of the 17 tools in Iris MCP are classified as high 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 high risk
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ask_messageExecuteAsk a question to a team and wait for their response.
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permissions__approveExecutePermission approval handler for Claude Code
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session_cancelExecuteCancel a running session operation.
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session_forkExecuteFork a session into a new terminal window for manual interaction.
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session_rebootExecuteReboot a session to start fresh with a clean slate.
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team_launchExecuteLaunch a team by ensuring its process is active.
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team_wakeExecuteWake up a team by ensuring its process is active in the pool.
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team_wake_allExecuteWake up all configured teams sequentially. Sounds the air-raid siren and brings all teams online.
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.