# pfsense_update_services_acme_settings

A write tool on the Pfsense MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `pfsense_update_services_acme_settings`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-update-services-acme-settings

## Facts

- Tool: `pfsense_update_services_acme_settings`
- Server: Pfsense (`abl030/pfsense-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/abl030/pfsense-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium 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": "pfsense_update_services_acme_settings",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why pfsense_update_services_acme_settings is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies firewall service configuration (ACME certificate settings), which is reversible via subsequent updates. It does not delete data (Destructive), execute arbitrary code (Execute), or move money (Financial). Classified as Write due to configuration modification capability.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'pfsense_update_services_acme_settings' indicates modification of ACME (certificate management) service configuration on a pfSense firewall. The 'update' verb and 'settings' suffix confirm it modifies system state."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

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- `pfsense_delete_diagnostics_arp_table_entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-diagnostics-arp-table-entry.md
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- `pfsense_delete_diagnostics_table` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-diagnostics-table.md
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- `pfsense_delete_firewall_traffic_shaper` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-traffic-shaper.md
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- `pfsense_delete_firewall_traffic_shaper_limiter_bandwidths` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-traffic-shaper-limiter-bandwidths.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_traffic_shaper_limiter_queue` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-traffic-shaper-limiter-queue.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_traffic_shaper_limiter_queues` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-traffic-shaper-limiter-queues.md
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- …and 649 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp.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=abl030-pfsense-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/abl030-pfsense-mcp