# mittwald_app_download

Download the filesystem of an app within a project to your local machine.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `mittwald_app_download`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-app-download

## Facts

- Tool: `mittwald_app_download`
- Server: Mittwald MCP Server (`mittwald/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/mittwald/mcp-server
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

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

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

## Why mittwald_app_download is rated Low

This tool retrieves and downloads application files to a local machine. It performs a read-only operation without creating, modifying, deleting data, or triggering external code execution. While the Mittwald server enables CLI command execution generally, this specific tool is scoped to data retrieval.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description explicitly states 'Download the filesystem of an app' — a retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of code. The verb 'download' indicates data transfer only."

## Use case

AI agents call mittwald_app_download to retrieve information from Mittwald MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mittwald MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "mittwald_app_download": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mittwald MCP Server (171)

- `mittwald_app_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-app-uninstall.md
- `mittwald_backup_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-backup-delete.md
- `mittwald_backup_schedule_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-backup-schedule-delete.md
- `mittwald_container_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-container-delete.md
- `mittwald_context_reset_session` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-context-reset-session.md
- `mittwald_cronjob_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-cronjob-delete.md
- `mittwald_database_mysql_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-database-mysql-delete.md
- `mittwald_database_mysql_user_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-database-mysql-user-delete.md
- `mittwald_domain_virtualhost_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-domain-virtualhost-delete.md
- `mittwald_extension_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-extension-uninstall.md
- `mittwald_mail_address_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-mail-address-delete.md
- `mittwald_mail_deliverybox_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-mail-deliverybox-delete.md
- `mittwald_org_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-org-delete.md
- `mittwald_org_membership_revoke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-org-membership-revoke.md
- `mittwald_project_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-project-delete.md
- `mittwald_registry_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-registry-delete.md
- `mittwald_sftp_user_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-sftp-user-delete.md
- `mittwald_ssh_user_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-ssh-user-delete.md
- `mittwald_stack_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-stack-delete.md
- `mittwald_user_api_token_revoke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-user-api-token-revoke.md
- `mittwald_user_ssh_key_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-user-ssh-key-delete.md
- `mittwald_volume_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-volume-delete.md
- `mittwald_app_install_wordpress` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-app-install-wordpress.md
- `mittwald_app_open` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-app-open.md
- `mittwald_app_ssh` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-app-ssh.md
- `mittwald_app_upgrade` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-app-upgrade.md
- `mittwald_container_recreate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-container-recreate.md
- `mittwald_container_restart` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-container-restart.md
- `mittwald_container_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-container-run.md
- `mittwald_container_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server/mittwald-container-start.md
- …and 141 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/mittwald-mcp-server.md

## For agents

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- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=mittwald-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/mittwald-mcp-server
