# service_control

Control Windows service (start, stop, restart, enable, disable)

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `service_control`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/service-control

## Facts

- Tool: `service_control`
- Server: Mcp Windows (`mukul975/mcp-windows-automation`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/mukul975/mcp-windows-automation
- 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": "service_control",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why service_control is rated High

Starting, stopping, or restarting Windows services can disable critical system functionality, interrupt user sessions, or break application dependencies. While not irreversibly destructive (services can be restarted), these actions have significant immediate operational impact and could disrupt system stability or availability if misapplied.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description explicitly states 'Control Windows service (start, stop, restart, enable, disable)' — these are operations that trigger external system services whose effects depend on which service is targeted and what action is performed."

## Use case

AI agents invoke service_control to trigger actions in Mcp Windows. 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 Windows:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "service_control": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "service_control_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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- `clean_temp_files` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/clean-temp-files.md
- `drop_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/drop-event.md
- `drop_partition` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/drop-partition.md
- `drop_role` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/drop-role.md
- `drop_stored_function` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/drop-stored-function.md
- `drop_stored_procedure` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/drop-stored-procedure.md
- `event_log_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/event-log-clear.md
- `mysql_alter_table_drop_column` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/mysql-alter-table-drop-column.md
- `mysql_delete_data` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/mysql-delete-data.md
- `mysql_drop_database` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/mysql-drop-database.md
- `mysql_drop_foreign_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/mysql-drop-foreign-key.md
- `mysql_drop_index` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/mysql-drop-index.md
- `mysql_drop_primary_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/mysql-drop-primary-key.md
- `mysql_drop_table` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/mysql-drop-table.md
- `mysql_drop_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/mysql-drop-user.md
- `mysql_drop_view` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/mysql-drop-view.md
- `mysql_kill_process` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/mysql-kill-process.md
- `mysql_reset_query_cache` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/mysql-reset-query-cache.md
- `mysql_revoke_privileges` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/mysql-revoke-privileges.md
- `mysql_truncate_table` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/mysql-truncate-table.md
- `revoke_role_from_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/revoke-role-from-user.md
- `spotify_delete_downloaded_content` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/spotify-delete-downloaded-content.md
- `spotify_remove_track_from_library` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/spotify-remove-track-from-library.md
- `sync_directories` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/sync-directories.md
- `wifi_delete_profile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/wifi-delete-profile.md
- `advanced_network_diagnostics` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/advanced-network-diagnostics.md
- `advanced_process_manager` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/advanced-process-manager.md
- `auto_optimize_system` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/auto-optimize-system.md
- `automate_calculator` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation/automate-calculator.md
- …and 410 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation.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=mukul975-mcp-windows-automation · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/mukul975-mcp-windows-automation