# validate_spf

Validate current SPF records for all domains

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `validate_spf`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/validate-spf

## Facts

- Tool: `validate_spf`
- Server: cPanel MCP Server (`0xhayd3n/cpanel-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/0xHayd3n/cPanel-MCP-Server
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "validate_spf",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why validate_spf is rated Low

This tool retrieves and validates SPF record configuration for domains, which is a read-only query operation. It has no capacity to modify DNS records, execute commands, or trigger external actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could only observe SPF configuration status across domains, which is informational but not harmful.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'validate_spf' and description states it 'Validate[s] current SPF records for all domains' — the verb 'validate' indicates inspection/checking of existing data without modification or side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call validate_spf to retrieve information from cPanel MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches cPanel MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "validate_spf": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on cPanel MCP Server (163)

- `clear_spam_box` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/clear-spam-box.md
- `deauthorize_ssh_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/deauthorize-ssh-key.md
- `delete_addon_domain` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-addon-domain.md
- `delete_autoresponder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-autoresponder.md
- `delete_cron_job` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-cron-job.md
- `delete_dns_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-dns-record.md
- `delete_email_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-email-account.md
- `delete_email_filter` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-email-filter.md
- `delete_email_forwarder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-email-forwarder.md
- `delete_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-file.md
- `delete_ftp_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-ftp-account.md
- `delete_git_repo` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-git-repo.md
- `delete_mysql_database` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-mysql-database.md
- `delete_mysql_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-mysql-user.md
- `delete_parked_domain` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-parked-domain.md
- `delete_postgresql_database` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-postgresql-database.md
- `delete_postgresql_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-postgresql-user.md
- `delete_redirect` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-redirect.md
- `delete_ssh_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-ssh-key.md
- `delete_ssl_certificate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-ssl-certificate.md
- `delete_subdomain` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/delete-subdomain.md
- `disinfect_files` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/disinfect-files.md
- `kill_ftp_session` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/kill-ftp-session.md
- `remove_2fa` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/remove-2fa.md
- `revoke_api_token` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/revoke-api-token.md
- `revoke_mysql_privileges` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/revoke-mysql-privileges.md
- `revoke_postgresql_privileges` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/revoke-postgresql-privileges.md
- `unregister_passenger_app` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/unregister-passenger-app.md
- `deploy_git_repo` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/deploy-git-repo.md
- `disable_modsecurity` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server/disable-modsecurity.md
- …and 133 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/0xhayd3n-cpanel-mcp-server