# manage_thing

Manage things. action: create, update, delete, enable, disable, configure.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `manage_thing`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/manage-thing

## Facts

- Tool: `manage_thing`
- Server: Openhab (`deswong/openhab-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/deswong/Openhab-MCP
- Risk category: Destructive (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Hidden

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

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

## Why manage_thing is rated Critical

The tool explicitly supports 'delete' as one of its actions, which irreversibly removes things from the OpenHAB configuration. Since the most severe applicable category must be chosen, and delete is irreversible, this classifies as Destructive. Misuse could disable or remove physical device integrations across an entire smart home system, with high blast radius.

From the tool's own definition: "action: create, update, delete, enable, disable, configure"

## Use case

AI agents call manage_thing to permanently remove resources in Openhab, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "hide": [
    "manage_thing"
  ]
}
```

## Other tools on Openhab (24)

- `manage_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/manage-item.md
- `manage_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/manage-rule.md
- `manage_ui` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/manage-ui.md
- `automation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/automation.md
- `control_media` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/control-media.md
- `execute_batch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/execute-batch.md
- `manage_system` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/manage-system.md
- `remediate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/remediate.md
- `schedule_command` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/schedule-command.md
- `send_command` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/send-command.md
- `analyze_home` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/analyze-home.md
- `diagnose_item` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/diagnose-item.md
- `generate_home_blueprint` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/generate-home-blueprint.md
- `get_system_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/get-system-summary.md
- `initial_discovery` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/initial-discovery.md
- `manage_logs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/manage-logs.md
- `mcp_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/mcp-status.md
- `query_items` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/query-items.md
- `query_rules` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/query-rules.md
- `query_things` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/query-things.md
- `resolve_item` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/resolve-item.md
- `manage_link` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/manage-link.md
- `manage_persistence` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/manage-persistence.md
- `manage_scene` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/deswong-openhab-mcp/manage-scene.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=deswong-openhab-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/deswong-openhab-mcp