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What cronjob_create does on Nasbridge
AI agents invoke cronjob_create to trigger actions in Nasbridge. 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 cronjob_create is rated High
Creating a cron job schedules recurring execution of commands or scripts on the system. This enables arbitrary code execution on a schedule, making it an Execute-category action with high severity since a misused cron job could repeatedly run malicious or destructive commands.
From the tool's definition Create a new cron job
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs cronjob_create safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Nasbridge, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For cronjob_create, this is the rule to start with:
cronjob_create 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 Nasbridge, apply this rule, and every cronjob_create call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about cronjob_create
Create a new cron job. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Nasbridge MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Nasbridge MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cronjob_create: 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 Nasbridge. Nothing to install.
cronjob_create 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 cronjob_create 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 cronjob_create. 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.
cronjob_create is provided by the Nasbridge MCP server (maverick0628/nasbridge). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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