# InstallWindowsShell

Use this when the user task truly requires command execution but this Windows device has no Git Bash or WSL. It downloads the official Git for Windows installer, verifies it when a checksum is available, and opens the installer. The user must approve this external installation action and complete the Windows installer before retrying Bash work. Do not use merely to inspect files or answer questions.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `InstallWindowsShell`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/installwindowsshell

## Facts

- Tool: `InstallWindowsShell`
- Server: DutyDeck (`taokoplay/DutyDeck`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/taokoplay/DutyDeck
- 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": "InstallWindowsShell",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why InstallWindowsShell is rated Medium

An AI agent can call InstallWindowsShell faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in DutyDeck by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on DutyDeck (246)

- `canvas_cancel_media_run` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/canvas-cancel-media-run.md
- `factory_cancel_experiment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/factory-cancel-experiment.md
- `mcp__automation__delete_automation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/mcp--automation--delete-automation.md
- `mcp__planning__delete_calendar_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/mcp--planning--delete-calendar-event.md
- `mcp__planning__delete_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/mcp--planning--delete-group.md
- `mcp__planning__delete_reminder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/mcp--planning--delete-reminder.md
- `mcp__planning__delete_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/mcp--planning--delete-tag.md
- `mcp__planning__delete_todo` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/mcp--planning--delete-todo.md
- `media_cancel_generation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/media-cancel-generation.md
- `media_cancel_run` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/media-cancel-run.md
- `api_prepare_request` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/api-prepare-request.md
- `api_run_scenario` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/api-run-scenario.md
- `BrowserExecuteJavaScript` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/browserexecutejavascript.md
- `BrowserNavigate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/browsernavigate.md
- `BrowserNewTab` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/browsernewtab.md
- `BrowserWaitFor` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/browserwaitfor.md
- `canvas_run_agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/canvas-run-agent.md
- `canvas_run_nodes` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/canvas-run-nodes.md
- `canvas_run_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/canvas-run-workflow.md
- `canvas_task` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/canvas-task.md
- `factory_advance_experiment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/factory-advance-experiment.md
- `factory_diagnose_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/factory-diagnose-run.md
- `factory_retry_review` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/factory-retry-review.md
- `factory_run_batch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/factory-run-batch.md
- `factory_run_scene` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/factory-run-scene.md
- `factory_run_step` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/factory-run-step.md
- `mcp__automation__run_automation_now` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/mcp--automation--run-automation-now.md
- `mcp__collaboration__stop_delegation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/mcp--collaboration--stop-delegation.md
- `mcp__collaboration__stop_delegations` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/mcp--collaboration--stop-delegations.md
- `mcp__collaboration__wait_for_delegations` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck/mcp--collaboration--wait-for-delegations.md
- …and 216 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/dutydeck.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=dutydeck · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/dutydeck