# mcp_reload

Reload MCP server or configuration

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `mcp_reload`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/mcp-reload

## Facts

- Tool: `mcp_reload`
- Server: 1MCP Server (`1mcp-app/agent`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/1mcp-app/agent
- 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_reload",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why mcp_reload is rated High

Reloading an MCP server or configuration is an operational trigger that restarts or reinitializes a live service. This is an Execute-category action because it causes an external system operation whose effects depend on the current state and configuration. It could disrupt active connections, apply new (potentially malicious) configurations, or alter the behavior of all aggregated MCP servers.

From the tool's own definition: "'Reload MCP server or configuration' — triggers a reload/restart operation on a running MCP server or its configuration"

## Use case

AI agents invoke mcp_reload to trigger actions in 1MCP Server. 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 1MCP Server:

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

## Other tools on 1MCP Server (16)

- `mcp_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/mcp-uninstall.md
- `mcp_install` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/mcp-install.md
- `tool_invoke` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/tool-invoke.md
- `mcp_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/mcp-info.md
- `mcp_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/mcp-list.md
- `mcp_registry_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/mcp-registry-info.md
- `mcp_registry_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/mcp-registry-list.md
- `mcp_registry_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/mcp-registry-status.md
- `mcp_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/mcp-search.md
- `mcp_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/mcp-status.md
- `tool_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/tool-list.md
- `tool_schema` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/tool-schema.md
- `mcp_disable` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/mcp-disable.md
- `mcp_edit` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/mcp-edit.md
- `mcp_enable` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/mcp-enable.md
- `mcp_update` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/1mcp-app-agent/mcp-update.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=1mcp-app-agent · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/1mcp-app-agent