# emit-app-event

Emit an app event to the ChannelEventBus for testing channel sources

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `emit-app-event`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/emit-app-event

## Facts

- Tool: `emit-app-event`
- Server: Frontmcp (`agentfront/frontmcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/agentfront/frontmcp
- 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": "emit-app-event",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why emit-app-event is rated High

This tool triggers external operations by emitting events into an event bus, which can cause downstream effects depending on what event handlers are subscribed. It's not merely reading or writing data — it actively fires events that drive application behavior, making it an Execute-category action.

From the tool's own definition: "'Emit an app event to the ChannelEventBus for testing channel sources'"

## Use case

AI agents invoke emit-app-event to trigger actions in Frontmcp. 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 Frontmcp:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "emit-app-event": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "emit-app-event_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Frontmcp (205)

- `clear-audit-log` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/clear-audit-log.md
- `clear-replay-buffer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/clear-replay-buffer.md
- `clear-session-notifications` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/clear-session-notifications.md
- `crm-reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/crm-reset.md
- `delete-vault-entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/delete-vault-entry.md
- `notes-reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/notes-reset.md
- `remove_job` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/remove-job.md
- `remove_workflow` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/remove-workflow.md
- `reset-stats` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/reset-stats.md
- `secret` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/secret.md
- `users-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/users-delete.md
- `admin_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/admin-action.md
- `admin-background-job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/admin-background-job.md
- `admin-only` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/admin-only.md
- `browser_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/browser-test.md
- `build-shell` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/build-shell.md
- `cancellable-wait` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/cancellable-wait.md
- `cold-start-test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/cold-start-test.md
- `concurrency-mutex` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/concurrency-mutex.md
- `concurrency-queued` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/concurrency-queued.md
- `deploy_application` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/deploy-application.md
- `execute_job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/execute-job.md
- `execute_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/execute-workflow.md
- `expensive-operation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/expensive-operation.md
- `experimental-agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/experimental-agent.md
- `gated-acme` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/gated-acme.md
- `load-component` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/load-component.md
- `long-running-task` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/long-running-task.md
- `node_runtime_tool` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/node-runtime-tool.md
- `non-cached` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/non-cached.md
- …and 175 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp.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=frontmcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/frontmcp