stop_smb_server

What stop_smb_server does on Pentester-MCP

AI agents invoke stop_smb_server to trigger actions in Pentester-MCP. 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 stop_smb_server is rated High

Stopping a server process is an execute action—it triggers a system operation (process termination) external to the MCP server. It is not Read (no data retrieval), Write (doesn't create/modify persistent data), or Destructive (doesn't delete data). While terminating a service could disrupt legitimate operations, it is reversible (the service can be restarted), and the impact is contextual.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'stop_smb_server' and description states 'Terminate a running Impacket SMB server process.' The verb 'terminate' and the action of stopping a server process constitute execution of an external operation whose effects depend on context.

The rule that runs stop_smb_server safely

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

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

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