Check status of all WHM services (Apache, MySQL, cPanel, SMTP, etc.)
AI agents call whm_list_services to retrieve information from ItchWHMMCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and reports the operational state of system services. It has no side effects and cannot modify, execute, or harm infrastructure. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an attacker gains observability into service health but cannot act on that information through this tool alone. Confidence is high because 'list' and 'status check' are unambiguous read operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name includes 'list' and description says 'Check status' — both indicate retrieval without modification. No mention of starting, stopping, restarting, or modifying services; only querying their status.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Check status of all WHM services (Apache, MySQL, cPanel, SMTP, etc.). It is categorised as a Read tool in the ItchWHMMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ItchWHM MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for whm_list_services: 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 ItchWHMMCP. Nothing to install.
whm_list_services is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the whm_list_services 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 whm_list_services. 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.
whm_list_services is provided by the ItchWHM MCP server (manofsadness/itchwhmmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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