# mcp_restart

Restart the MCP server to apply code changes

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `mcp_restart`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/mcp-restart

## Facts

- Tool: `mcp_restart`
- Server: Claude C2 (`0xyg3n/claude-c2`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/0xyg3n/claude-c2
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

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

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

## Why mcp_restart is rated High

This tool executes a restart command on the MCP server, which is an external operation whose effects (service interruption, applying changes, potential side effects during restart) depend on system state. While not destructive in the permanent data-loss sense, it performs a non-reversible state change (service restart) that could disrupt operations.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'mcp_restart' and description 'Restart the MCP server to apply code changes' indicate execution of a system restart operation that triggers external server behavior."

## Use case

AI agents invoke mcp_restart to trigger actions in Claude C2. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Claude C2:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "mcp_restart": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "mcp_restart_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Claude C2 (93)

- `kill` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/kill.md
- `mv` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/mv.md
- `persist_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/persist-remove.md
- `reg_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/reg-delete.md
- `rm` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/rm.md
- `timestomp` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/timestomp.md
- `amsi_bypass` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/amsi-bypass.md
- `bypassuac` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/bypassuac.md
- `defender_exclude` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/defender-exclude.md
- `etw_patch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/etw-patch.md
- `execute_assembly` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/execute-assembly.md
- `firewall_rule` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/firewall-rule.md
- `generate_payload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/generate-payload.md
- `get_payload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/get-payload.md
- `getsystem` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/getsystem.md
- `inject` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/inject.md
- `keylog_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/keylog-start.md
- `keylog_stop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/keylog-stop.md
- `mcp_add_tool` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/mcp-add-tool.md
- `mcp_append_code` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/mcp-append-code.md
- `mimikatz` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/mimikatz.md
- `persist_registry` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/persist-registry.md
- `persist_schtask` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/persist-schtask.md
- `persist_service` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/persist-service.md
- `persist_startup` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/persist-startup.md
- `persist_wmi` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/persist-wmi.md
- `portscan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/portscan.md
- `powershell` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/powershell.md
- `privesc_check` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/privesc-check.md
- `psexec` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2/psexec.md
- …and 63 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xyg3n-claude-c2.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=0xyg3n-claude-c2 · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/0xyg3n-claude-c2