# execute_a_protection_policy

[Resource and Policy Management API v4] Executes a protection policy on all resources that are subject to this policy application.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `execute_a_protection_policy`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/execute-a-protection-policy

## Facts

- Tool: `execute_a_protection_policy`
- Server: Acronis Platform (`@acronis-platform/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @acronis-platform/mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@acronis-platform/mcp
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `body` | object | no | Request body (JSON object) |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

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

## Why execute_a_protection_policy is rated High

execute_a_protection_policy triggers real processes with real consequences. An agent gone sideways doesn't fire it once. It starts dozens of builds, sends mass notifications, or burns through compute before anyone looks up.

Risk signals: Accepts raw HTML/template content (body)

## Use case

AI agents invoke execute_a_protection_policy to trigger actions in Acronis Platform. 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 Acronis Platform:

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

## Other tools on Acronis Platform (155)

- `cancel_a_protection_policy_draft` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/cancel-a-protection-policy-draft.md
- `delete_a_policy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/delete-a-policy.md
- `delete_agents` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/delete-agents.md
- `delete_client` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/delete-client.md
- `delete_infrastructures_location` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/delete-infrastructures-location.md
- `delete_policies` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/delete-policies.md
- `delete_registration_token` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/delete-registration-token.md
- `delete_report` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/delete-report.md
- `delete_resources` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/delete-resources.md
- `delete_tenant` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/delete-tenant.md
- `delete_tenant_application_setting` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/delete-tenant-application-setting.md
- `delete_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/delete-user.md
- `remove_a_policy_from_a_draft` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/remove-a-policy-from-a-draft.md
- `remove_policy_applications` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/remove-policy-applications.md
- `revoke_token` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/revoke-token.md
- `check_login_name_availability` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/check-login-name-availability.md
- `check_password` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/check-password.md
- `device_authorization_approval` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/device-authorization-approval.md
- `dismiss_an_alert_by_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/dismiss-an-alert-by-id.md
- `dismiss_the_alerts_by_filter` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/dismiss-the-alerts-by-filter.md
- `download_stored_report` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/download-stored-report.md
- `fetch_a_count_of_all_resources_that_match_filter_parameters` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/fetch-a-count-of-all-resources-that-match-filter-parameters.md
- `fetch_a_list_of_all_resources` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/fetch-a-list-of-all-resources.md
- `fetch_a_list_of_policies` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/fetch-a-list-of-policies.md
- `fetch_a_list_of_policy_applications` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/fetch-a-list-of-policy-applications.md
- `fetch_a_list_of_resource_s_attributes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/fetch-a-list-of-resource-s-attributes.md
- `fetch_a_policy` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/fetch-a-policy.md
- `fetch_a_protection_policy_draft` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/fetch-a-protection-policy-draft.md
- `fetch_a_resource_by_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/fetch-a-resource-by-id.md
- `fetch_agent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-mcp/fetch-agent.md
- …and 125 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/acronis-platform-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=acronis-platform-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/acronis-platform-mcp