mikrotik_create_backup

What mikrotik_create_backup does on MikroTik Cursor MCP

AI agents use mikrotik_create_backup to create or update resources in MikroTik Cursor MCP, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your MikroTik Cursor MCP environment.

Why mikrotik_create_backup is rated Medium

Creating a backup is a reversible write operation—it produces new data without destroying existing data. While backups are important, creation itself is not destructive (unlike restore). The severity is medium because a malicious agent could create large backups consuming storage, but this doesn't directly damage critical routing configurations or network availability like destructive operations would.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'mikrotik_create_backup' and description 'Creates a system backup on MikroTik device' indicate a write operation that generates new data (a backup file) on the device. The context shows this is part of a MikroTik router management system.

The rule that runs mikrotik_create_backup safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and MikroTik Cursor MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For mikrotik_create_backup, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "mikrotik_create_backup": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "mikrotik_create_backup_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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