# connect

Connect to the Frida gadget on the device.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `connect`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/1193776794-frida-mcp/connect

## Facts

- Tool: `connect`
- Server: Frida Agent MCP (`1193776794/frida-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/1193776794-frida-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/1193776794/frida-mcp
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade D, 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": "connect",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why connect is rated High

This tool establishes a connection to a Frida gadget on an Android device, initiating an active instrumentation/debugging session. This is an external operation that triggers a real-time connection to a target process environment, enabling subsequent code injection and dynamic analysis. It goes beyond a passive read since it sets up a live control channel to the device, making Execute the appropriate category.

From the tool's own definition: "Connect to the Frida gadget on the device"

## Use case

AI agents invoke connect to trigger actions in Frida Agent MCP. 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 Frida Agent MCP:

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

## Other tools on Frida Agent MCP (9)

- `kill_app` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/1193776794-frida-mcp/kill-app.md
- `detach` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1193776794-frida-mcp/detach.md
- `execute` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1193776794-frida-mcp/execute.md
- `launch_app` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1193776794-frida-mcp/launch-app.md
- `reconnect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1193776794-frida-mcp/reconnect.md
- `spawn_and_inject` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1193776794-frida-mcp/spawn-and-inject.md
- `get_messages` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1193776794-frida-mcp/get-messages.md
- `list_apps` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1193776794-frida-mcp/list-apps.md
- `logcat` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1193776794-frida-mcp/logcat.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=1193776794-frida-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/1193776794-frida-mcp