admin · Synapsis MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What admin does on Synapsis

AI agents invoke admin to trigger actions in Synapsis. 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.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why admin needs a policy

The admin tool exposes multiple system-level operations. 'vacuum' reclaims storage (modifies DB internals), 'checkpoint' flushes write-ahead logs, 'index' manages indexes, and 'orphan' likely cleans up orphaned records — these are irreversible or side-effectful system operations.

From the tool's definition System admin: health | domain | orphan | vacuum | stats | index | checkpoint

Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Recommended rule Ready

Verdict

admin Rate-limited

admin 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.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "admin": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "admin_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Instant setup, no code required.

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: every tool call is checked against your rule before it reaches Synapsis, so you can run agents against it safely.

FAQ

Questions about admin

What does the admin tool do? +

How do I enforce a policy on admin? +

Register the Synapsis MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for admin: 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 Synapsis. Nothing to install.

What risk level is admin? +

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

Can I rate-limit admin? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the admin 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 admin completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for admin. 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 admin? +

admin is provided by the Synapsis MCP server (teamolimpo/synapsis). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.