# cli_by_category

A execute tool on the Mcp Anything MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `cli_by_category`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cli-by-category

## Facts

- Tool: `cli_by_category`
- Server: Mcp Anything (`Zaymadkid/mcp-anything`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Zaymadkid/mcp-anything
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "cli_by_category",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why cli_by_category is rated High

The server's primary purpose is running CLI tools, and 'cli_by_category' strongly implies executing CLI commands organized by category. With no description to confirm, confidence is reduced, but the server context makes CLI execution the most probable function. Severity is high because arbitrary CLI execution can have wide blast radius.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'cli_by_category' on a server described as 'Making ALL Software MCP-Native' with '228 tools + bridge to 50+ CLI-Anything harnesses' — CLI execution is the core function of this server."

## Use case

AI agents invoke cli_by_category to trigger actions in Mcp Anything. 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 Mcp Anything:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "cli_by_category": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "cli_by_category_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp Anything (260)

- `cli_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cli-uninstall.md
- `component_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/component-remove.md
- `cookie_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cookie-clear.md
- `cookie_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cookie-delete.md
- `doc_paragraph_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/doc-paragraph-remove.md
- `doc_remove_element` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/doc-remove-element.md
- `filter_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/filter-remove.md
- `layer_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/layer-remove.md
- `network_clear_log` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/network-clear-log.md
- `network_remove_interceptor` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/network-remove-interceptor.md
- `node_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/node-remove.md
- `object_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/object-remove.md
- `pres_slide_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/pres-slide-remove.md
- `scene_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/scene-remove.md
- `script_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/script-remove.md
- `selection_none` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/selection-none.md
- `session_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/session-reset.md
- `sheet_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/sheet-delete.md
- `source_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/source-remove.md
- `storage_clear_local` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/storage-clear-local.md
- `storage_remove_local` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/storage-remove-local.md
- `build_configure` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/build-configure.md
- `build_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/build-run.md
- `cli_install` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cli-install.md
- `cli_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cli-run.md
- `element_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/element-click.md
- `element_hover` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/element-hover.md
- `element_scroll_to` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/element-scroll-to.md
- `form_submit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/form-submit.md
- `network_add_interceptor` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/network-add-interceptor.md
- …and 230 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything.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`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=mcp-anything · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/mcp-anything