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What preview_stop does on Yaver
AI agents invoke preview_stop to trigger actions in Yaver. 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.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
branch | string | Yes | Branch name or preview ID |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why preview_stop is rated High
Stopping a preview environment is an execute action—it triggers an external operation (halting a service) whose effects are immediate and system-wide. While not destructive (the environment persists; it can be restarted) and not financial, it is a command that changes system state and could disrupt development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, or team collaboration if invoked incorrectly.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'preview_stop' and description 'Stop a preview environment' indicate an operational action that terminates a running process/service. The context of a mobile dev/deploy platform means this affects live infrastructure.
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The rule that runs preview_stop safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Yaver, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For preview_stop, this is the rule to start with:
preview_stop 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 Yaver, apply this rule, and every preview_stop call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about preview_stop
Stop a preview environment. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Yaver MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
preview_stop accepts 1 parameter: branch. Required: branch. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Yaver MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for preview_stop: 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 Yaver. Nothing to install.
preview_stop 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 preview_stop 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 preview_stop. 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.
preview_stop is provided by the Yaver MCP server (yaver-cli). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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