# vm_list

List all virtual machines on the TrueNAS system, including their configuration and status.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `vm_list`
- Server: Truenas (`spranab/truenas-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/spranab/truenas-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "vm_list",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why vm_list is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only query to enumerate virtual machines and their properties. It retrieves information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. The blast radius is minimal as it only exposes system inventory data.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'vm_list' and description 'List all virtual machines on the TrueNAS system, including their configuration and status' indicate a data retrieval operation with no modification or side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call vm_list to retrieve information from Truenas without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "vm_list": {}
  }
}
```

## 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