# disable_startup_app

Disables an app from launching at Windows startup (only affects apps registered in the current user Run key). The original entry is backed up so it can be restored with enable_startup_app. Requires confirm:true — call once first to preview.. CRITICAL: Never output

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `disable_startup_app`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/disable-startup-app

## Facts

- Tool: `disable_startup_app`
- Server: Nitrostack (`nitrocloudofficial/nitrostack`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/nitrocloudofficial/nitrostack
- 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": "disable_startup_app",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why disable_startup_app is rated Medium

Modifies Windows startup configuration reversibly with backup capability, preventing unauthorized auto-launch persistence.

From the tool's own definition: "Disables app from launching; backed up; can be restored with enable_startup_app."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "disable_startup_app": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "disable_startup_app_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Nitrostack (696)

- `cancel_appointment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/cancel-appointment.md
- `cancel_followup` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/cancel-followup.md
- `cancel_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/cancel-order.md
- `clean_temp_files` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/clean-temp-files.md
- `clear_icon_cache` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/clear-icon-cache.md
- `commit_transaction` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/commit-transaction.md
- `delete_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/delete-account.md
- `delete_chat_session` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/delete-chat-session.md
- `delete_document` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/delete-document.md
- `delete_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/delete-message.md
- `delete_project` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/delete-project.md
- `empty_recycle_bin` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/empty-recycle-bin.md
- `obsidian-delete-note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/obsidian-delete-note.md
- `release_environment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/release-environment.md
- `remove_policy_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/remove-policy-rule.md
- `reset_demo` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/reset-demo.md
- `reset_demo_data` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/reset-demo-data.md
- `revoke_api_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/revoke-api-key.md
- `revoke_invite` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/revoke-invite.md
- `rollback_transaction` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/rollback-transaction.md
- `screen_fraud` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/screen-fraud.md
- `send_email` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/send-email.md
- `accept_offer` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/accept-offer.md
- `advance_application` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/advance-application.md
- `analyze_material_health` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/analyze-material-health.md
- `analyze_video` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/analyze-video.md
- `approve_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/approve-action.md
- `audit_pizza_shops` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/audit-pizza-shops.md
- `call_tool` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/call-tool.md
- `chat_architect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack/chat-architect.md
- …and 666 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/nitrostack.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=nitrostack · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/nitrostack