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What restart_ap does on Ikuai
AI agents invoke restart_ap to trigger actions in Ikuai. 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 restart_ap is rated High
This tool executes a command to restart network infrastructure (an AP/access point). While not destructive of data and not financial, it triggers an external operation that causes service disruption. Restarting an AP interrupts network connectivity for all connected devices.
From the tool's definition Tool name: 'restart_ap'. Description: '重启指定 AP' (Restart specified AP). The tool triggers a restart operation on an access point, which is an external system operation whose effects are immediate and depend on which AP is targeted.
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The rule that runs restart_ap safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Ikuai, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For restart_ap, this is the rule to start with:
restart_ap stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Ikuai, apply this rule, and every restart_ap call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about restart_ap
重启指定 AP. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Ikuai MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Ikuai MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for restart_ap: 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 Ikuai. Nothing to install.
restart_ap is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the restart_ap 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for restart_ap. 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.
restart_ap is provided by the Ikuai MCP server (gxxHuang/ikuai-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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