adguard_toggle_protection

Enable or disable AdGuard Home protection. Disabling stops ALL DNS filtering until re-enabled — clients will resolve via upstream with no blocking.

SERVERCrow SOURCEkh0pper/crow

High RISK CLASS

Category Execute

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Rate-limitedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/kh0pper-crow/adguard-toggle-protection.md

WHAT IT DOES

What adguard_toggle_protection does on Crow

AI agents invoke adguard_toggle_protection to trigger actions in Crow. 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.

RISK

Why adguard_toggle_protection is rated High

This tool triggers an external operation that changes the security posture of the network by toggling DNS filtering on or off. Disabling it exposes all clients to unfiltered DNS resolution, which is a significant security impact.

From the tool's definition Enable or disable AdGuard Home protection. Disabling stops ALL DNS filtering until re-enabled — clients will resolve via upstream with no blocking.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs adguard_toggle_protection safely

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

adguard_toggle_protection Rate-limited

adguard_toggle_protection 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.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "adguard_toggle_protection": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "adguard_toggle_protection_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

RATE-LIMIT THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Crow, apply this rule, and every adguard_toggle_protection call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about adguard_toggle_protection

What does the adguard_toggle_protection tool do? +

Enable or disable AdGuard Home protection. Disabling stops ALL DNS filtering until re-enabled — clients will resolve via upstream with no blocking. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Crow MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.

How do I enforce a policy on adguard_toggle_protection? +

Register the Crow MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for adguard_toggle_protection: 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 Crow. Nothing to install.

What risk level is adguard_toggle_protection? +

adguard_toggle_protection is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.

Can I rate-limit adguard_toggle_protection? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the adguard_toggle_protection 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.

How do I block adguard_toggle_protection completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for adguard_toggle_protection. 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.

What MCP server provides adguard_toggle_protection? +

adguard_toggle_protection is provided by the Crow MCP server (kh0pper/crow). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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