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What mittwald_container_restart does on Mittwald MCP Server
AI agents invoke mittwald_container_restart to trigger actions in Mittwald MCP Server. 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 mittwald_container_restart is rated High
This tool executes a container restart command, which is a real-time operational action on running infrastructure. While not immediately destructive (the container itself is not deleted), it causes service interruption and has external effects that cannot be undone immediately.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'mittwald_container_restart' and description states it will 'Restart a container.' This is an operational action that triggers external infrastructure changes.
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The rule that runs mittwald_container_restart safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mittwald MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For mittwald_container_restart, this is the rule to start with:
mittwald_container_restart 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 Mittwald MCP Server, apply this rule, and every mittwald_container_restart call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about mittwald_container_restart
Restart a container. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Mittwald MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Mittwald MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mittwald_container_restart: 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 Mittwald MCP Server. Nothing to install.
mittwald_container_restart 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 mittwald_container_restart 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 mittwald_container_restart. 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.
mittwald_container_restart is provided by the Mittwald MCP Server MCP server (mittwald/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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