# upload_bios

Upload local, user-provided BIOS files into Emulation/bios via SFTP.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `upload_bios`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/upload-bios

## Facts

- Tool: `upload_bios`
- Server: Mcp Control Plane (`albertik322-sudo/mcp-control-plane`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/albertik322-sudo/mcp-control-plane
- Risk category: Write (Medium 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": "upload_bios",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why upload_bios is rated Medium

This tool creates/modifies files in a BIOS directory via SFTP, which is a Write operation. Severity is high because uploading arbitrary BIOS files could compromise system boot integrity and hardware behavior if misused by an AI agent, though the effect is technically reversible (files can be replaced or deleted).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Upload local, user-provided BIOS files into Emulation/bios via SFTP' — explicitly uploading files to a system directory."

## Use case

AI agents use upload_bios to create or update resources in Mcp Control Plane, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Mcp Control Plane environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp Control Plane:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "upload_bios": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "upload_bios_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp Control Plane (285)

- `request_durable_task_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/request-durable-task-cancel.md
- `steam_rom_manager_cli` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/steam-rom-manager-cli.md
- `steam_rom_manager_nuke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/steam-rom-manager-nuke.md
- `steam_rom_manager_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/steam-rom-manager-remove.md
- `activate_window` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/activate-window.md
- `admin_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/admin-run.md
- `api_sentence` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/api-sentence.md
- `apply_unified_patch_remote` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/apply-unified-patch-remote.md
- `apt_maintenance` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/apt-maintenance.md
- `call_service` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/call-service.md
- `click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/click.md
- `click_at` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/click-at.md
- `click_in_window` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/click-in-window.md
- `comfy_generate_from_asset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/comfy-generate-from-asset.md
- `comfy_interrupt` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/comfy-interrupt.md
- `comfy_restart` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/comfy-restart.md
- `deck_exec` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/deck-exec.md
- `deck_probe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/deck-probe.md
- `dns_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/dns-test.md
- `docker_compose` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/docker-compose.md
- `docker_container_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/docker-container-action.md
- `docker_exec` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/docker-exec.md
- `double_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/double-click.md
- `drag_to` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/drag-to.md
- `focus_window_win32` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/focus-window-win32.md
- `hold_key` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/hold-key.md
- `hotkey` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/hotkey.md
- `install_flatpak_emulators` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/install-flatpak-emulators.md
- `key_down` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/key-down.md
- `key_up` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/key-up.md
- …and 255 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane.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-control-plane · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/mcp-control-plane