admin_capabilities

Return available allowlisted elevated Windows admin actions.

SERVERMcp Control Plane SOURCEalbertik322-sudo/mcp-control-plane

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/mcp-control-plane/admin-capabilities.md

WHAT IT DOES

What admin_capabilities does on Mcp Control Plane

AI agents call admin_capabilities to retrieve information from Mcp Control Plane without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why admin_capabilities is rated Low

This tool queries and displays a list of allowed administrative actions without executing them or modifying system state. It provides information about what elevated actions are available, making it a read operation with minimal risk. The actual execution of admin actions would be performed by separate tools (likely the 'admin_*' sibling tools).

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Return available allowlisted elevated Windows admin actions' — the verb 'Return' indicates retrieval/query of information about available capabilities, not execution of those actions.

Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs admin_capabilities safely

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

admin_capabilities Allowed

admin_capabilities is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "admin_capabilities": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

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

FAQ

Questions about admin_capabilities

What does the admin_capabilities tool do? +

Return available allowlisted elevated Windows admin actions. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Control Plane MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on admin_capabilities? +

Register the Mcp Control Plane MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for admin_capabilities: 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 Mcp Control Plane. Nothing to install.

What risk level is admin_capabilities? +

admin_capabilities is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit admin_capabilities? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the admin_capabilities 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 admin_capabilities completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for admin_capabilities. 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 admin_capabilities? +

admin_capabilities is provided by the Mcp Control Plane MCP server (albertik322-sudo/mcp-control-plane). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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