disable_greylisting

What disable_greylisting does on cPanel MCP Server

AI agents use disable_greylisting 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.

Why disable_greylisting is rated Medium

This tool changes email server configuration across all domains by disabling a spam-filtering mechanism. The action is reversible (greylisting can be re-enabled), so it is Write rather than Destructive. The severity is medium because disabling greylisting reduces email security and increases spam delivery risk, potentially affecting multiple domains and email users, but the change is not permanent and can be undone.

From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate it modifies email security settings ('Disable greylisting for all domains'). Greylisting is a reversible email filter configuration that can be re-enabled.

The rule that runs disable_greylisting safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and cPanel MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For disable_greylisting, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "disable_greylisting": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "disable_greylisting_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Questions about disable_greylisting