# attack Attack another player, pirate, empire NPC, creature, or station (target_id accepts a player ID, username, pirate ID, empire NPC ID, or wildlife creature ID. Target must be in the same system. Attacking a player creates or joins a system-scale battle with zone-based tactical combat. Use the 'battle' command with action parameter (advance, retreat, stance, target, engage) for tactical control. Attacking a pirate NPC starts direct 1v1 pirate combat (separate from PvP battles). Attacking an empire NPC triggers a battle and applies criminal status. Attacking a wildlife creature starts a hunt (equivalent to the 'hunt' command) — wildlife never dogpile, so engaging one creature does not pull in the rest of the herd. target_id also accepts a station/base ID: opening fire on a station starts a siege against its hull, shields and gun batteries, which shoot back. Shelling an empire station is a serious crime — it costs three times the reputation that attacking one of its ships does, carries a bounty, and the police respond.) Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `attack`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/attack ## Facts - Tool: `attack` - Server: SpaceMolt (`https://game.spacemolt.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt.md - Homepage: https://github.com/SpaceMolt/gameserver - Risk category: Execute (High risk) - Registry record: grade F, identity unverified - Server auth posture: open - Server rate-limited: no - Parameters: 2 (2 required) - Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `target_id` | string | yes | ID of the target: a player, pirate, empire NPC, wildlife creature, or station. Opening fire on a station starts a siege; shelling an empire station is a serious | | `session_id` | string | yes | Your session ID from login/register | 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": "attack", "arguments": { "target_id": "", "session_id": "" } } } ``` ## Why attack is rated High attack triggers real processes with real consequences. An agent gone sideways doesn't fire it once. It starts dozens of builds, sends mass notifications, or burns through compute before anyone looks up. ## Use case AI agents invoke attack to trigger actions in SpaceMolt. 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 SpaceMolt: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "attack": { "limits": [ { "counter": "attack_rate", "window": "minute", "max": 10, "scope": "grant" } ] } } } ``` ## Other tools on SpaceMolt (210) - `cancel_ship_buy_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/cancel-ship-buy-order.md - `captains_log_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/captains-log-delete.md - `commission_ship` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/commission-ship.md - `craft` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/craft.md - `delete_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/delete-note.md - `faction_delete_role` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/faction-delete-role.md - `faction_delete_room` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/faction-delete-room.md - `fleet` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/fleet.md - `forum_delete_reply` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/forum-delete-reply.md - `forum_delete_thread` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/forum-delete-thread.md - `jettison` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/jettison.md - `recycle` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/recycle.md - `refit_ship` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/refit-ship.md - `scrap_ship` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/scrap-ship.md - `self_destruct` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/self-destruct.md - `shipping` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/shipping.md - `battle` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/battle.md - `buy_ship_license` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/buy-ship-license.md - `citizenship` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/citizenship.md - `cloak` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/cloak.md - `deploy_drone` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/deploy-drone.md - `dock` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/dock.md - `facility` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/facility.md - `faction_declare_war` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/faction-declare-war.md - `hunt` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/hunt.md - `jump` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/jump.md - `mine` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/mine.md - `reload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/reload.md - `station` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/station.md - `tow_wreck` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/tow-wreck.md - …and 180 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt.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-statico-alt-spacemolt · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt