# request_provider_action_execution

Request a scoped provider action execution without registering every provider endpoint as a separate MCP tool. Defaults to dry-run and returns policy, scope, billing, risk, and approval requirements before any live request.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `request_provider_action_execution`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/request-provider-action-execution

## Facts

- Tool: `request_provider_action_execution`
- Server: Starfield (`@adrata/starfield-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @adrata/starfield-mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@adrata/starfield-mcp
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 6 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `scope` | string | no | Expected scope for the action. If omitted, the endpoint catalog scope is used when available. |
| `action` | string | yes | Endpoint/action slug to request, for example campaigns_get_all or salesforce_contacts_update |
| `dryRun` | boolean | no | Defaults to true. Set false only when the user has explicitly approved a live execution request. |
| `inputs` | object | no | Action input payload. Secrets should be credential refs, never raw credentials. |
| `reason` | string | no | Business reason shown in audit logs and approval review |
| `provider` | string | yes | Provider slug, for example heyreach, salesforce, hubspot, gmail, or a custom provider slug |

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": "request_provider_action_execution",
    "arguments": {
      "action": "<action>",
      "provider": "<provider>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why request_provider_action_execution is rated High

request_provider_action_execution 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: Bulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets

## Use case

AI agents invoke request_provider_action_execution to trigger actions in Starfield. 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 Starfield:

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

## Other tools on Starfield (232)

- `bulk_delete_buyer_groups` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/bulk-delete-buyer-groups.md
- `cancel_agent_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/cancel-agent-task.md
- `delete_action` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/delete-action.md
- `delete_buyer_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/delete-buyer-group.md
- `delete_company` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/delete-company.md
- `delete_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/delete-note.md
- `delete_opportunity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/delete-opportunity.md
- `delete_partner` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/delete-partner.md
- `delete_person` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/delete-person.md
- `delete_webhook` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/delete-webhook.md
- `flag_work_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/flag-work-item.md
- `forget` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/forget.md
- `paper_delete_document` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/paper-delete-document.md
- `paper_revoke_share` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/paper-revoke-share.md
- `remove_buyer_group_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/remove-buyer-group-member.md
- `adrata_ai_tool_execute` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/adrata-ai-tool-execute.md
- `adrata_api_request` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/adrata-api-request.md
- `attribute_partner_to_deal` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/attribute-partner-to-deal.md
- `build_pursuit_command_center` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/build-pursuit-command-center.md
- `draft_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/draft-workflow.md
- `dry_run_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/dry-run-workflow.md
- `record_partner_consumption` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/record-partner-consumption.md
- `replay_workflow_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/replay-workflow-run.md
- `request_deployment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/request-deployment.md
- `request_workflow_deployment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/request-workflow-deployment.md
- `warmup_email` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/warmup-email.md
- `adrata_ai_tool_catalog` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/adrata-ai-tool-catalog.md
- `adrata_api_catalog` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/adrata-api-catalog.md
- `adrata_desktop_app_audit` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/adrata-desktop-app-audit.md
- `check_batch_import_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-mcp/check-batch-import-status.md
- …and 202 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-starfield-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=adrata-starfield-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/adrata-starfield-mcp