# snow_elevate_role

Execute a server-side operation that requires elevated privileges (security_admin scope — ACL modifications, high-security properties, etc.). ALWAYS returns a confirmation prompt on the first call; executes only when re-called with user_confirmed=true. Agents cannot skip this confirmation.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `snow_elevate_role`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-elevate-role

## Facts

- Tool: `snow_elevate_role`
- 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_elevate_role",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why snow_elevate_role is rated High

This tool runs server-side operations that modify access control lists and security properties. While it has a confirmation safeguard (user_confirmed=true requirement), it is fundamentally an Execute category tool because it triggers external operations (ACL modifications, privilege elevation) whose effects depend on what elevated operation is being performed.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states: 'Execute a server-side operation that requires elevated privileges (security_admin scope — ACL modifications, high-security properties, etc.)'."

## Use case

AI agents invoke snow_elevate_role 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_elevate_role": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "snow_elevate_role_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_automate_threat_response` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/serac/snow-automate-threat-response.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_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`

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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