# Shortcut

Executes keyboard shortcuts using key combinations separated by +. Examples:

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `Shortcut`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/shortcut

## Facts

- Tool: `Shortcut`
- Server: Windows-MCP (`13888285815/windows-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/13888285815/windows-mcp
- 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": "Shortcut",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why Shortcut is rated High

This tool executes arbitrary keyboard shortcuts on the Windows operating system. Keyboard shortcuts can trigger a wide range of system actions including closing applications, deleting files (e.g., Shift+Delete for permanent delete), opening system dialogs, or executing OS-level commands.

From the tool's own definition: "'Executes keyboard shortcuts using key combinations' - the tool actively executes keyboard input combinations on the Windows OS"

## Use case

AI agents invoke Shortcut to trigger actions in Windows-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 Windows-MCP:

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

## Other tools on Windows-MCP (17)

- `FileSystem` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/filesystem.md
- `App` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/app.md
- `Click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/click.md
- `MultiEdit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/multiedit.md
- `MultiSelect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/multiselect.md
- `PowerShell` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/powershell.md
- `Scroll` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/scroll.md
- `Type` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/type.md
- `Wait` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/wait.md
- `Clipboard` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/clipboard.md
- `Process` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/process.md
- `Scrape` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/scrape.md
- `Screenshot` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/screenshot.md
- `Snapshot` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/snapshot.md
- `Move` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/move.md
- `Notification` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/notification.md
- `Registry` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/registry.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=13888285815-windows-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/13888285815-windows-mcp