operate_ftp

What operate_ftp does on 1Panel MCP Server

AI agents invoke operate_ftp to trigger actions in 1Panel 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 operate_ftp is rated High

This tool executes service control commands (start/stop/restart) on FTP, which are external operations that trigger state changes in server infrastructure. While not destructive (reversible by restarting), and not creating/modifying data directly, it triggers execution of commands that control system services. This falls into Execute category as it runs external operations whose effects depend on arguments.

From the tool's definition operate_ftp: Operate FTP (start/stop/restart) - tool performs actions that control FTP service state, which are external operations with effects dependent on the specified action argument

The rule that runs operate_ftp 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 operate_ftp, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "operate_ftp": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "operate_ftp_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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