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What activate_vps does on 20i MCP Server
AI agents invoke activate_vps to trigger actions in 20i MCP Server. 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.
Why activate_vps is rated High
Activating a VPS triggers external infrastructure provisioning and service initialization — this is an operational execution that starts real compute resources. It's not a simple data write; it causes side effects by spinning up or enabling a VPS and its subservices. Misuse could result in unintended resource provisioning or billing implications, making severity high.
From the tool's definition Activate VPS service and subservices
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The rule that runs activate_vps safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and 20i MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For activate_vps, this is the rule to start with:
activate_vps stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect 20i MCP Server, apply this rule, and every activate_vps call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about activate_vps
Activate VPS service and subservices. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the 20i MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the 20i MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for activate_vps: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches 20i MCP Server. Nothing to install.
activate_vps is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the activate_vps rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for activate_vps. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
activate_vps is provided by the 20i MCP Server MCP server (cbrown35/20i-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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