# vm_device_create

Create a new device and attach it to a VM. The

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `vm_device_create`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/vm-device-create

## Facts

- Tool: `vm_device_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": "vm_device_create",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why vm_device_create is rated Medium

This tool creates a new VM device and attaches it to an existing virtual machine. While this modifies system configuration and VM state, it is reversible (the device can be detached and removed), so it falls into Write rather than Destructive.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'vm_device_create' and description states 'Create a new device and attach it to a VM.' The verbs 'create' and 'attach' indicate data modification operations."

## Use case

AI agents use vm_device_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": {
    "vm_device_create": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "vm_device_create_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Truenas (278)

- `acme_dns_authenticator_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/acme-dns-authenticator-delete.md
- `alertservice_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/alertservice-delete.md
- `api_key_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/api-key-delete.md
- `app_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/app-delete.md
- `app_rollback` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/app-rollback.md
- `boot_attach_disk` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/boot-attach-disk.md
- `boot_detach_disk` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/boot-detach-disk.md
- `bootenv_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/bootenv-delete.md
- `certificate_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/certificate-delete.md
- `cloud_backup_abort` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/cloud-backup-abort.md
- `cloud_backup_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/cloud-backup-delete.md
- `cloudsync_credentials_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/cloudsync-credentials-delete.md
- `cloudsync_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/cloudsync-delete.md
- `cronjob_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/cronjob-delete.md
- `dataset_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/dataset-delete.md
- `directory_services_leave` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/directory-services-leave.md
- `disk_wipe` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/disk-wipe.md
- `group_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/group-delete.md
- `initshutdown_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/initshutdown-delete.md
- `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
- `iscsi_portal_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/iscsi-portal-delete.md
- `iscsi_target_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/iscsi-target-delete.md
- `iscsi_targetextent_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/iscsi-targetextent-delete.md
- `keychaincredential_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/keychaincredential-delete.md
- `network_interface_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/network-interface-delete.md
- `network_rollback_changes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/network-rollback-changes.md
- `network_static_route_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/network-static-route-delete.md
- `nfs_share_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/nfs-share-delete.md
- `pool_export` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/pool-export.md
- …and 248 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp.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=spranab-truenas-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/spranab-truenas-mcp