# seafile_copy

A write tool on the Seafile MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `seafile_copy`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/5p00kyy-seafile-mcp/seafile-copy

## Facts

- Tool: `seafile_copy`
- Server: Seafile MCP Server (`5p00kyy/seafile-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/5p00kyy-seafile-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/5p00kyy/seafile-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium 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": "seafile_copy",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why seafile_copy is rated Medium

The tool name 'seafile_copy' combined with its presence among file manipulation tools indicates it duplicates files or directories within Seafile storage. This is a reversible data modification (Write category) rather than Read (no new artifacts created), Execute (no command execution), Destructive (copy is reversible), or Financial.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool is named 'seafile_copy' and appears in a Seafile file management context alongside tools like 'seafile_create_directory', 'seafile_delete', 'seafile_move', and 'seafile_rename'."

## Use case

AI agents use seafile_copy to create or update resources in Seafile MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Seafile MCP Server environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "seafile_copy": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "seafile_copy_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Seafile MCP Server (13)

- `seafile_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/5p00kyy-seafile-mcp/seafile-delete.md
- `seafile_get_download_link` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/5p00kyy-seafile-mcp/seafile-get-download-link.md
- `seafile_get_file_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/5p00kyy-seafile-mcp/seafile-get-file-info.md
- `seafile_get_library_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/5p00kyy-seafile-mcp/seafile-get-library-info.md
- `seafile_list_directory` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/5p00kyy-seafile-mcp/seafile-list-directory.md
- `seafile_list_libraries` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/5p00kyy-seafile-mcp/seafile-list-libraries.md
- `seafile_read_file` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/5p00kyy-seafile-mcp/seafile-read-file.md
- `seafile_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/5p00kyy-seafile-mcp/seafile-search.md
- `seafile_create_directory` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/5p00kyy-seafile-mcp/seafile-create-directory.md
- `seafile_move` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/5p00kyy-seafile-mcp/seafile-move.md
- `seafile_rename` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/5p00kyy-seafile-mcp/seafile-rename.md
- `seafile_upload_file` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/5p00kyy-seafile-mcp/seafile-upload-file.md
- `seafile_write_file` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/5p00kyy-seafile-mcp/seafile-write-file.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=5p00kyy-seafile-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/5p00kyy-seafile-mcp