# start-notification-stream

Starts sending periodic notifications

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `start-notification-stream`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/start-notification-stream

## Facts

- Tool: `start-notification-stream`
- Server: Mcp Test Servers (`msfeldstein/mcp-test-servers`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/msfeldstein/mcp-test-servers
- 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": "start-notification-stream",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why start-notification-stream is rated High

This tool executes an action with side effects that runs continuously or periodically, rather than simply retrieving data. Notifications are sent outbound, affecting external systems or state. The tool's behavior depends on the runtime environment—if misconfigured or triggered without proper authorization, it could spam users, trigger alerts, or disturb system stability.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool 'start-notification-stream' with description 'Starts sending periodic notifications' initiates an ongoing external operation (a notification stream) whose effects persist and cannot be trivially stopped by the user."

## Use case

AI agents invoke start-notification-stream to trigger actions in Mcp Test Servers. 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 Test Servers:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "start-notification-stream": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "start-notification-stream_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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- `long-running-task` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/long-running-task.md
- `long-running-task-with-message` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/long-running-task-with-message.md
- `long-running-task-with-no-total` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/long-running-task-with-no-total.md
- `ping` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/ping.md
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- `all_types_tool` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/all-types-tool.md
- `another-missing-type` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/another-missing-type.md
- `bad-param` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/bad-param.md
- `crash` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/crash.md
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- `dynamic_feature` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/dynamic-feature.md
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- `echo_structured` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers/echo-structured.md
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- …and 36 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-test-servers.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-test-servers · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/mcp-test-servers