AI agents invoke upgrade_tenant to trigger actions in Mcp Oceanbase. 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.
The name 'upgrade_tenant' suggests an operation that modifies or upgrades a tenant configuration in OceanBase, which could involve executing system-level changes. Without a description, classification is uncertain, but based on sibling tools like 'activate_tenant' and 'change_tenant_password', this server manages database tenants.
From the tool's definition Tool name: 'upgrade_tenant'; description is empty and uninformative.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access upgrade_tenant gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Oceanbase, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for upgrade_tenant:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"upgrade_tenant": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "upgrade_tenant_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}upgrade_tenant 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.
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upgrade_tenant. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Mcp Oceanbase MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Mcp Oceanbase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for upgrade_tenant: 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 Mcp Oceanbase. Nothing to install.
upgrade_tenant 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 upgrade_tenant 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 upgrade_tenant. 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.
upgrade_tenant is provided by the Mcp Oceanbase MCP server (oceanbase/awesome-oceanbase-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 134 Mcp Oceanbase tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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134 Mcp Oceanbase tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.