# snapshot_create

Create a ZFS snapshot

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `snapshot_create`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge/snapshot-create

## Facts

- Tool: `snapshot_create`
- Server: Nasbridge (`maverick0628/nasbridge`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/nasbridge.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/maverick0628/nasbridge
- Risk category: Write (Medium 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": "snapshot_create",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why snapshot_create is rated Medium

Creating a ZFS snapshot is a Write operation: it adds a new read-only point-in-time copy of a dataset. It does not delete data, execute code, or involve financial transactions. Misuse could consume disk space or create unexpected retention points, giving it medium severity.

From the tool's own definition: "'Create a ZFS snapshot' — creates a new snapshot object; snapshots are point-in-time copies but do not delete or overwrite existing data"

## Use case

AI agents use snapshot_create to create or update resources in Nasbridge, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Nasbridge environment.

## 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": {
    "snapshot_create": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "snapshot_create_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Nasbridge (278)

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- `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