# iscsi_targetextent_create

Create an iSCSI target-to-extent mapping

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `iscsi_targetextent_create`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/iscsi-targetextent-create

## Facts

- Tool: `iscsi_targetextent_create`
- Server: Truenas (`spranab/truenas-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/spranab/truenas-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium 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": "iscsi_targetextent_create",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why iscsi_targetextent_create is rated Medium

This tool creates a new iSCSI target-to-extent mapping, which is a reversible write operation that establishes storage access configuration. While this modifies system configuration and could impact storage availability if misconfigured, it is not immediately destructive or irreversible.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'iscsi_targetextent_create' explicitly indicates creation action. Description states 'Create an iSCSI target-to-extent mapping', which adds a new configuration mapping between iSCSI targets and storage extents."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Truenas:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "iscsi_targetextent_create": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "iscsi_targetextent_create_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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- `iscsi_extent_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/iscsi-extent-delete.md
- `iscsi_initiator_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/iscsi-initiator-delete.md
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## 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=spranab-truenas-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/spranab-truenas-mcp