# VPS_startVirtualMachineV1

Start a specified virtual machine. If the virtual machine is already running, the request will still be processed without any effect. Use this endpoint to power on stopped VPS instances.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `VPS_startVirtualMachineV1`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/vps-startvirtualmachinev1

## Facts

- Tool: `VPS_startVirtualMachineV1`
- Server: Hostinger Api (`hostinger-api-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y hostinger-api-mcp`
- Homepage: https://github.com/hostinger/api-mcp-server
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `virtualMachineId` | integer | yes | Virtual Machine ID |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "VPS_startVirtualMachineV1",
    "arguments": {
      "virtualMachineId": 0
    }
  }
}
```

## Why VPS_startVirtualMachineV1 is rated High

This tool executes a command to power on a VPS instance, which is an irreversible operational action with real infrastructure consequences. While not destructive (data is not deleted), it changes system state and could disrupt services if misused by an AI agent. Classified as Execute rather than Write because it triggers external infrastructure operations whose effects depend on which VM is targeted.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool directly triggers an external operation: 'Start a specified virtual machine' and 'power on stopped VPS instances'. These are state-changing actions on infrastructure that execute immediately based on provided arguments."

## Use case

AI agents invoke VPS_startVirtualMachineV1 to trigger actions in Hostinger Api. 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 Hostinger Api:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "VPS_startVirtualMachineV1": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "vps_startvirtualmachinev1_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Hostinger Api (257)

- `agency-hosting_clearAgencyPlanWebsiteCacheV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/agency-hosting-clearagencyplanwebsitecachev1.md
- `agency-hosting_deleteAgencyPlanWebsiteCronJobV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/agency-hosting-deleteagencyplanwebsitecronjobv1.md
- `agency-hosting_deleteAgencyPlanWebsiteDatabaseUserV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/agency-hosting-deleteagencyplanwebsitedatabaseuserv1.md
- `agency-hosting_deleteAgencyPlanWebsiteDatabaseV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/agency-hosting-deleteagencyplanwebsitedatabasev1.md
- `agency-hosting_deleteAgencyPlanWebsiteV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/agency-hosting-deleteagencyplanwebsitev1.md
- `agencyHosting_deployNodeStaticWebsite` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/agencyhosting-deploynodestaticwebsite.md
- `agencyHosting_deployPhpApplication` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/agencyhosting-deployphpapplication.md
- `billing_deletePaymentMethodV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/billing-deletepaymentmethodv1.md
- `DNS_deleteDNSRecordsV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/dns-deletednsrecordsv1.md
- `DNS_resetDNSRecordsV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/dns-resetdnsrecordsv1.md
- `domains_deleteDomainForwardingV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/domains-deletedomainforwardingv1.md
- `domains_deleteWHOISProfileV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/domains-deletewhoisprofilev1.md
- `ecommerce_deleteStoreV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/ecommerce-deletestorev1.md
- `hosting_clearWebsiteCacheV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/hosting-clearwebsitecachev1.md
- `hosting_deleteAccountCronJobV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/hosting-deleteaccountcronjobv1.md
- `hosting_deleteAccountDatabaseRemoteConnectionV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/hosting-deleteaccountdatabaseremoteconnectionv1.md
- `hosting_deleteAccountDatabaseV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/hosting-deleteaccountdatabasev1.md
- `hosting_deleteWebsiteParkedDomainV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/hosting-deletewebsiteparkeddomainv1.md
- `hosting_deleteWebsiteSubdomainV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/hosting-deletewebsitesubdomainv1.md
- `hosting_deleteWebsiteV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/hosting-deletewebsitev1.md
- `hosting_deleteWordPressInstallationV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/hosting-deletewordpressinstallationv1.md
- `hosting_uninstallWordPressPluginsV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/hosting-uninstallwordpresspluginsv1.md
- `hosting_uninstallWordPressThemesV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/hosting-uninstallwordpressthemesv1.md
- `mail_deleteMailboxV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/mail-deletemailboxv1.md
- `mail_deleteWebhookV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/mail-deletewebhookv1.md
- `mail_revokeAPITokenV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/mail-revokeapitokenv1.md
- `reach_deleteAContactV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/reach-deleteacontactv1.md
- `VPS_deleteFirewallRuleV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/vps-deletefirewallrulev1.md
- `VPS_deleteFirewallV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/vps-deletefirewallv1.md
- `VPS_deletePostInstallScriptV1` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/vps-deletepostinstallscriptv1.md
- …and 227 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp.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=io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp