teams · iTerm MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What teams does on iTerm MCP

AI agents call teams as a supporting operation in iTerm MCP workflows.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why teams needs a policy

With an empty description, the tool's behavior cannot be determined from the provided information. The name 'teams' on an iTerm MCP server with sibling tools like 'agents', 'orchestrate', 'roles', and 'managers' suggests it may manage team or group configurations for AI orchestration, which would likely be a Read or Write operation.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'teams' and description is empty; no information about what this tool does.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Recommended rule Ready

Verdict

teams Rate-limited

teams gets a rate cap, and everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "teams": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "teams_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 60,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

SET A RULE FOR THIS TOOL →

Instant setup, no code required.

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: every tool call is checked against your rule before it reaches iTerm MCP, so you can run agents against it safely.

FAQ

Questions about teams

What does the teams tool do? +

teams. It is categorised as a Other tool in the iTerm MCP MCP Server, which means it performs auxiliary operations.

How do I enforce a policy on teams? +

Register the iTerm MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for teams: 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 iTerm MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is teams? +

teams is a Other tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit teams? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the teams 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.

How do I block teams completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for teams. 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.

What MCP server provides teams? +

teams is provided by the iTerm MCP server (research-developer/iterm-mcp-claude-agency). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.