# http_request

Make an HTTP/HTTPS request and return status, headers, and body. Only http:// and https:// allowed. Response body capped at 512KB.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `http_request`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/http-request

## Facts

- Tool: `http_request`
- Server: Terminal Guardian (`7majesty-m/terminal-guardian-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/7Majesty-M/terminal-guardian-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

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

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

## Why http_request is rated Low

While HTTP requests are primarily read operations that retrieve data without modifying server state, the medium severity reflects that an AI agent could abuse this tool to: (1) exfiltrate sensitive data from internal/external endpoints, (2) perform reconnaissance on network topology, (3) trigger side-effect endpoints that accept GET requests, or (4) probe for authentication mechanisms.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'Make an HTTP/HTTPS request and return status, headers, and body.' This is fundamentally a data retrieval operation that queries remote HTTP endpoints."

## Use case

AI agents call http_request to retrieve information from Terminal Guardian without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Terminal Guardian:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "http_request": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Terminal Guardian (24)

- `kill_process` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/kill-process.md
- `docker_exec` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/docker-exec.md
- `ping` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/ping.md
- `run_command` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/run-command.md
- `ssh_exec` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/ssh-exec.md
- `ssh_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/ssh-test.md
- `hello` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/hello.md
- `analyze_command` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/analyze-command.md
- `dns_lookup` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/dns-lookup.md
- `docker_logs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/docker-logs.md
- `docker_ps` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/docker-ps.md
- `docker_stats` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/docker-stats.md
- `get_env` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/get-env.md
- `git_diff` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/git-diff.md
- `git_log` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/git-log.md
- `git_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/git-status.md
- `git_suggest_commit` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/git-suggest-commit.md
- `list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/list-files.md
- `list_processes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/list-processes.md
- `list_templates` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/list-templates.md
- `read_file` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/read-file.md
- `search_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/search-files.md
- `ssh_list_profiles` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/ssh-list-profiles.md
- `apply_template` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp/apply-template.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=7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/7majesty-m-terminal-guardian-mcp