# start_container

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

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

## Facts

- Tool: `start_container`
- 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_container",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why start_container is rated High

This tool triggers external operations (container startup) whose effects are environment-dependent and not directly reversible without further action. It falls under Execute rather than Write because it activates running processes/services rather than merely creating data structures.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'start_container' combined with server description stating it 'manage[s] server infrastructure through the 1Panel API, including Docker containers' and enables 'application deployment'."

## Use case

AI agents invoke start_container 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_container": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "start_container_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