Medium Risk

create-container-registry-auth

create-container-registry-auth

How to control create-container-registry-auth ↓

AI agents use create-container-registry-auth to create or update resources in RunPod MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your RunPod MCP Server environment.

Medium Risk

The tool creates container registry authentication records, which is a reversible modification of configuration data. While the description is empty, the name and context (managing authentications alongside pod/endpoint/volume management in RunPod) clearly indicate a Write operation.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'create-container-registry-auth' indicates creation of authentication credentials; this is a Write operation that creates new data (registry authentication configuration) reversibly.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create-container-registry-auth gives an agent:

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and RunPod MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for create-container-registry-auth:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create-container-registry-auth": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create-container-registry-auth_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

create-container-registry-auth stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register RunPod MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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What does the create-container-registry-auth tool do? +

create-container-registry-auth. It is categorised as a Write tool in the RunPod MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on create-container-registry-auth? +

Register the RunPod MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create-container-registry-auth: 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 RunPod MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is create-container-registry-auth? +

create-container-registry-auth is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit create-container-registry-auth? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create-container-registry-auth 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 create-container-registry-auth completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for create-container-registry-auth. 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 create-container-registry-auth? +

create-container-registry-auth is provided by the RunPod MCP Server MCP server (runpod/runpod-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every RunPod MCP Server tool call.

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