commit_container

What commit_container does on 1Panel MCP Server

AI agents use commit_container to create or update resources in 1Panel MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your 1Panel MCP Server environment.

Why commit_container is rated Medium

Container commit operations create or modify Docker images by capturing the current state of a running or stopped container. While reversible (the image can be deleted or overwritten), this modifies infrastructure state and can be used to persist malicious changes into a reusable image. The blast radius includes potential deployment of compromised containers across the infrastructure.

From the tool's definition Tool is named 'commit_container' with description 'Commit container'. In Docker terminology, 'commit' creates a new image from a container's current state, preserving modifications. This is a reversible write operation that creates/modifies Docker images.

The rule that runs commit_container safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and 1Panel MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For commit_container, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "commit_container": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "commit_container_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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