crash

Intentionally kills the worker process to exercise orphan detection.

SERVERFrontmcp SOURCEagentfront/frontmcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/frontmcp/crash.md

WHAT IT DOES

What crash does on Frontmcp

AI agents call crash to retrieve information from Frontmcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why crash is rated Low

Even though crash only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs crash safely

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

crash Allowed

crash is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "crash": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Frontmcp, apply this rule, and every crash call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about crash

What does the crash tool do? +

Intentionally kills the worker process to exercise orphan detection. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Frontmcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on crash? +

Register the Front MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for crash: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Frontmcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is crash? +

crash is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit crash? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the crash rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block crash completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for crash. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides crash? +

crash is provided by the Front MCP server (agentfront/frontmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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