# start_compose

A execute tool on the 1Panel MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `start_compose`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/start-compose

## Facts

- Tool: `start_compose`
- Server: 1Panel MCP Server (`eaveluo/1panel-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/EaveLuo/1panel-mcp
- Risk category: Execute (High 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": "start_compose",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why start_compose is rated High

This tool triggers execution of Docker Compose configurations, which launches containerized applications and services. The effects are operational and depend entirely on what is defined in the compose file and runtime arguments. This is not merely a read (no data retrieval), write (no reversible data creation), or destructive action (nothing is permanently deleted).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'start_compose' paired with server description indicating 'Docker containers' and 'application deployment' management."

## Use case

AI agents invoke start_compose 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches 1Panel MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "start_compose": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "start_compose_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on 1Panel MCP Server (285)

- `clean_compose_log` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/clean-compose-log.md
- `clean_container_log` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/clean-container-log.md
- `clean_monitor_data` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/clean-monitor-data.md
- `clear_recycle_bin` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/clear-recycle-bin.md
- `delete_ai_agent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-ai-agent.md
- `delete_ai_agent_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-ai-agent-account.md
- `delete_backup` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-backup.md
- `delete_backup_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-backup-account.md
- `delete_certificate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-certificate.md
- `delete_clam_config` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-clam-config.md
- `delete_cronjob` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-cronjob.md
- `delete_database` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-database.md
- `delete_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-file.md
- `delete_firewall_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-firewall-rule.md
- `delete_ftp_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-ftp-user.md
- `delete_host` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-host.md
- `delete_host_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-host-group.md
- `delete_host_ssh_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-host-ssh-key.md
- `delete_mcp_server` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-mcp-server.md
- `delete_ollama_model` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-ollama-model.md
- `delete_snapshot` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-snapshot.md
- `delete_website` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-website.md
- `delete_website_domain` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/delete-website-domain.md
- `partition_disk` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/partition-disk.md
- `prune_containers` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/prune-containers.md
- `recover_snapshot` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/recover-snapshot.md
- `recreate_snapshot` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/recreate-snapshot.md
- `remove_compose` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/remove-compose.md
- `remove_container` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/remove-container.md
- `remove_image` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp/remove-image.md
- …and 255 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/eaveluo-1panel-mcp.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=eaveluo-1panel-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/eaveluo-1panel-mcp