High-risk tools in Vultr MCP
16 of the 284 tools in Vultr 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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rebootExecuteReboot an instance.
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reboot_bare_metal_serverExecuteReboot a bare metal server.
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recycle_kubernetes_nodeExecuterecycle_kubernetes_node
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reinstallExecutereinstall
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reinstall_bare_metal_serverExecutereinstall_bare_metal_server
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scale_kubernetes_node_poolExecutescale_kubernetes_node_pool
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setup_kubernetes_cluster_for_workloadExecutesetup_kubernetes_cluster_for_workload
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startExecuteStart a stopped instance.
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start_bare_metal_serverExecuteStart a bare metal server.
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start_maintenanceExecuteStart maintenance on a database.
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start_migrationExecutestart_migration
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start_version_upgradeExecuteStart a database engine version upgrade.
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stopExecuteStop a running instance.
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stop_bare_metal_serverExecuteStop a bare metal server.
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stop_migrationExecuteStop an ongoing database migration.
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upgrade_kubernetes_clusterExecuteupgrade_kubernetes_cluster
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.