restore_window
Restore a top-level window whose title contains the given text.
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What restore_window does on Mcp Control Plane
AI agents invoke restore_window to trigger actions in Mcp Control Plane. 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.
Why restore_window is rated High
Restoring a window is a UI/desktop action that triggers an external operation (changing window state). It has side effects on the running environment beyond simple data reads or writes, placing it in the Execute category. Misuse could interrupt workflows or expose previously hidden content, but blast radius is moderate.
From the tool's definition Restore a top-level window whose title contains the given text
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The rule that runs restore_window 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 restore_window, this is the rule to start with:
restore_window 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.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp Control Plane, apply this rule, and every restore_window call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about restore_window
Restore a top-level window whose title contains the given text. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Mcp Control Plane MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Mcp Control Plane MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for restore_window: 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.
restore_window is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the restore_window 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 restore_window. 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.
restore_window 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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