# service_restart

Restart a service by name. Equivalent to stop + start. Useful after configuration changes that require a service reload.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `service_restart`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/service-restart

## Facts

- Tool: `service_restart`
- Server: Nasbridge (`maverick0628/nasbridge`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/maverick0628/nasbridge
- 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_restart",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why service_restart is rated High

Service restart is an Execute-category action because it runs an external operation (service lifecycle management) with effects that depend on runtime arguments. While not destructive (it's reversible), it can impact system availability and dependent applications.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool performs service restart operations ('Restart a service by name. Equivalent to stop + start'). This is an external operation that triggers state changes in running services whose effects depend on which service is specified."

## Use case

AI agents invoke service_restart 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Nasbridge:

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

## Other tools on Nasbridge (278)

- `acme_dns_authenticator_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/acme-dns-authenticator-delete.md
- `alertservice_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/alertservice-delete.md
- `api_key_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/api-key-delete.md
- `app_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/app-delete.md
- `app_rollback` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/app-rollback.md
- `boot_attach_disk` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/boot-attach-disk.md
- `boot_detach_disk` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/boot-detach-disk.md
- `bootenv_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/bootenv-delete.md
- `certificate_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/certificate-delete.md
- `cloud_backup_abort` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/cloud-backup-abort.md
- `cloud_backup_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/cloud-backup-delete.md
- `cloudsync_credentials_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/cloudsync-credentials-delete.md
- `cloudsync_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/cloudsync-delete.md
- `cronjob_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/cronjob-delete.md
- `dataset_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/dataset-delete.md
- `directory_services_leave` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/directory-services-leave.md
- `disk_wipe` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/disk-wipe.md
- `group_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/group-delete.md
- `initshutdown_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/initshutdown-delete.md
- `iscsi_extent_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/iscsi-extent-delete.md
- `iscsi_initiator_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/iscsi-initiator-delete.md
- `iscsi_portal_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/iscsi-portal-delete.md
- `iscsi_target_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/iscsi-target-delete.md
- `iscsi_targetextent_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/iscsi-targetextent-delete.md
- `keychaincredential_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/keychaincredential-delete.md
- `network_interface_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/network-interface-delete.md
- `network_rollback_changes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/network-rollback-changes.md
- `network_static_route_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/network-static-route-delete.md
- `nfs_share_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/nfs-share-delete.md
- `pool_export` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/pool-export.md
- …and 248 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge.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=nasbridge · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/nasbridge