# snow_automate_threat_response Execute a tiered incident response playbook (contain / isolate / eradicate / recover) for a known threat ID. Either runs the action set automatically and notifies the listed groups, or queues each action for security-team approval. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `snow_automate_threat_response`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-automate-threat-response ## Facts - Tool: `snow_automate_threat_response` - Server: Serac (`serac-labs/serac`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac.md - Homepage: https://github.com/serac-labs/serac - Risk category: Execute (High 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": "snow_automate_threat_response", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why snow_automate_threat_response is rated High This tool triggers automated security incident response operations that can materially alter system state (containment, isolation, eradication, recovery actions). While not Financial or Destructive in the narrow sense, it executes external commands/procedures with broad blast radius if misconfigured or applied to the wrong threat. From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'Execute[s] a tiered incident response playbook' with actions including 'contain / isolate / eradicate / recover' and either 'runs the action set automatically' or queues actions." ## Use case AI agents invoke snow_automate_threat_response to trigger actions in Serac. 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. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Serac: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "snow_automate_threat_response": { "limits": [ { "counter": "snow_automate_threat_response_rate", "window": "minute", "max": 10, "scope": "grant" } ] } } } ``` ## Other tools on Serac (431) - `snow_cleanup_test_artifacts` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-cleanup-test-artifacts.md - `snow_delete_attachment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-delete-attachment.md - `snow_inbound_email_action` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-inbound-email-action.md - `snow_pa_indicator_manage` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-pa-indicator-manage.md - `snow_rollback_deployment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-rollback-deployment.md - `snow_workflow_transition` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-workflow-transition.md - `enterprise_tool_execute` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/enterprise-tool-execute.md - `snow_auto_resolve_incident` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-auto-resolve-incident.md - `snow_batch_request` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-batch-request.md - `snow_change_manage` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-change-manage.md - `snow_cicd_deploy` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-cicd-deploy.md - `snow_collect_metric` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-collect-metric.md - `snow_confirm_script_execution` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-confirm-script-execution.md - `snow_convert_es6_to_es5` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-convert-es6-to-es5.md - `snow_convert_to_es5` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-convert-to-es5.md - `snow_create_mobile_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-create-mobile-action.md - `snow_create_vulnerability_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-create-vulnerability-scan.md - `snow_custom_api` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-custom-api.md - `snow_elevate_role` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-elevate-role.md - `snow_employee_offboarding` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-employee-offboarding.md - `snow_employee_onboarding` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-employee-onboarding.md - `snow_execute_atf_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-execute-atf-test.md - `snow_execute_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-execute-script.md - `snow_execute_security_playbook` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-execute-security-playbook.md - `snow_execute_transform` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-execute-transform.md - `snow_fluent_build` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-fluent-build.md - `snow_fluent_install` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-fluent-install.md - `snow_fluent_transform` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-fluent-transform.md - `snow_github_deploy` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-github-deploy.md - `snow_graphql_query` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-graphql-query.md - …and 401 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/serac.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` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=serac · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/serac