# launch_app Launch an application by name. Lightweight — just activates the app without reading its accessibility tree. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `launch_app`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/launch-app ## Facts - Tool: `launch_app` - Server: Iconnect (`iconnect-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect.md - Install: `npx -y iconnect-mcp` - Homepage: https://github.com/heznpc/iConnect - 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": "launch_app", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why launch_app is rated High This tool runs/launches an external application, which is an Execute-category action. It has high severity because an AI agent could be tricked into launching malicious, system-critical, or resource-intensive applications. However, it stops short of Destructive (no data loss) or Financial (no money movement), and the lightweight nature means it doesn't read system state deeply. From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'Launch[es] an application by name' and 'activates the app'. Launching applications is an Execute action that triggers external operations whose effects depend on arguments (which app is launched)." ## Use case AI agents invoke launch_app to trigger actions in Iconnect. 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 Iconnect: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "launch_app": { "limits": [ { "counter": "launch_app_rate", "window": "minute", "max": 10, "scope": "grant" } ] } } } ``` ## Other tools on Iconnect (278) - `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/delete-contact.md - `delete_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/delete-event.md - `delete_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/delete-note.md - `delete_photos` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/delete-photos.md - `delete_playlist` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/delete-playlist.md - `delete_reminder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/delete-reminder.md - `delete_reminder_list` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/delete-reminder-list.md - `delete_shortcut` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/delete-shortcut.md - `memory_forget` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/memory-forget.md - `move_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/move-note.md - `remove_from_playlist` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/remove-from-playlist.md - `semantic_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/semantic-clear.md - `spotlight_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/spotlight-clear.md - `trash_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/trash-file.md - `activate_tab` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/activate-tab.md - `ai_agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/ai-agent.md - `ai_chat` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/ai-chat.md - `ai_plan_metrics` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/ai-plan-metrics.md - `connect_bluetooth` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/connect-bluetooth.md - `disconnect_bluetooth` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/disconnect-bluetooth.md - `edit_shortcut` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/edit-shortcut.md - `event_subscribe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/event-subscribe.md - `generate_image` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/generate-image.md - `generate_text` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/generate-text.md - `gws_raw` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/gws-raw.md - `import_shortcut` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/import-shortcut.md - `keynote_start_slideshow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/keynote-start-slideshow.md - `local_llm_generate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/local-llm-generate.md - `minimize_window` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/minimize-window.md - `move_window` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/move-window.md - …and 248 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect.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` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-heznpc-iconnect · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-heznpc-iconnect