High Risk →

stop-polling

Stop the polling service

How to control stop-polling ↓

What stop-polling does on AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server

AI agents invoke stop-polling to trigger actions in AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server. 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.

High Risk

Why stop-polling needs a policy

This tool executes a command to halt a service (polling service). While not destructive (the service can be restarted) or financial, it is an Execute action as it controls system processes and operations.

From the tool's definition The tool description states 'Stop the polling service', which is an operation that triggers external process control. The action stops a running service, which is a backend operation with side effects that depends on system state.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access stop-polling gives an agent:

How to control stop-polling

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for stop-polling:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "stop-polling": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "stop-polling_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

stop-polling stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
RATE-LIMIT THIS TOOL →

Free to start. No card required.

Related tools and policies

Go deeper

Questions about stop-polling

What does the stop-polling tool do? +

Stop the polling service. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.

How do I enforce a policy on stop-polling? +

Register the AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for stop-polling: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is stop-polling? +

stop-polling is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.

Can I rate-limit stop-polling? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the stop-polling rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block stop-polling completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for stop-polling. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides stop-polling? +

stop-polling is provided by the AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server MCP server (sshadows/al-objid-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server tool call.

Start from AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

Free to start. No card required.

26 AL Object ID Ninja MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.

// GET IN TOUCH

Have a question or want to learn more? Send us a message.

Message sent.

We'll get back to you soon.