Create a backup of the home directory files
AI agents use create_homedir_backup to create or update resources in cPanel MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your cPanel MCP Server environment.
This tool creates a new backup object, which is a reversible write operation. While backups are generally protective, the creation itself modifies the system state (adds backup data, consumes storage).
From the tool's definition Tool name 'create_homedir_backup' and description 'Create a backup of the home directory files' indicate the tool creates a backup artifact (a new file or data structure) without deleting or modifying the original home directory.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create_homedir_backup gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and cPanel MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for create_homedir_backup:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"create_homedir_backup": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "create_homedir_backup_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}create_homedir_backup stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Create a backup of the home directory files. It is categorised as a Write tool in the cPanel MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the cPanel MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_homedir_backup: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches cPanel MCP Server. Nothing to install.
create_homedir_backup is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create_homedir_backup rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for create_homedir_backup. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
create_homedir_backup is provided by the cPanel MCP Server MCP server (0xhayd3n/cpanel-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from cPanel MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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