create_iso

What create_iso does on Vultr MCP

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

Why create_iso is rated Medium

This tool creates a new resource (ISO image) in the Vultr infrastructure, which is reversible (the ISO can be deleted). It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data irreversibly, or move money. The severity is medium because an adversary could create many large ISO images to consume storage quota or incur costs, but the action itself is not destructive and impact depends on subsequent usage of the ISO.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'create_iso' and description states 'Create a new ISO image from URL' — the verb 'create' indicates data creation/modification. ISO image creation is a Write operation that stores new artifacts in cloud infrastructure.

The rule that runs create_iso safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Vultr MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For create_iso, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create_iso": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create_iso_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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