# start_testing Start testing state for the range. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `start_testing`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/start-testing ## Facts - Tool: `start_testing` - Server: Ludus FastMCP (`tjnull/ludus-fastmcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp.md - Homepage: https://github.com/tjnull/Ludus-FastMCP - Risk category: Execute (High 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": "start_testing", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why start_testing is rated High This tool executes an action that transitions a range into an active testing state, triggering operations on external systems (the cyber range). While not destructive or financial, it initiates dynamic behavioral changes in the managed infrastructure whose side effects depend on how the range is configured. From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'start_testing' and description 'Start testing state for the range' indicate initiation of operations on cyber range environments." ## Use case AI agents invoke start_testing to trigger actions in Ludus FastMCP. 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. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Ludus FastMCP: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "start_testing": { "limits": [ { "counter": "start_testing_rate", "window": "minute", "max": 10, "scope": "grant" } ] } } } ``` ## Other tools on Ludus FastMCP (230) - `abort_and_remove_range` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/abort-and-remove-range.md - `abort_range_deployment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/abort-range-deployment.md - `batch_remove_snapshots` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/batch-remove-snapshots.md - `cleanup_old_ranges` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/cleanup-old-ranges.md - `clear_range_access` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/clear-range-access.md - `delete_blueprint` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/delete-blueprint.md - `delete_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/delete-group.md - `delete_range` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/delete-range.md - `delete_range_by_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/delete-range-by-user.md - `delete_range_object` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/delete-range-object.md - `delete_ranges_by_status` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/delete-ranges-by-status.md - `delete_source` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/delete-source.md - `delete_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/delete-template.md - `destroy_vm` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/destroy-vm.md - `remove_ranges_from_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/remove-ranges-from-group.md - `remove_snapshot` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/remove-snapshot.md - `remove_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/remove-user.md - `remove_users_from_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/remove-users-from-group.md - `revoke_range_access` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/revoke-range-access.md - `revoke_range_from_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/revoke-range-from-user.md - `rollback_snapshot` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/rollback-snapshot.md - `abort_template_build` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/abort-template-build.md - `apply_adversary_profile` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/apply-adversary-profile.md - `apply_blueprint_to_range` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/apply-blueprint-to-range.md - `apply_defender_profile` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/apply-defender-profile.md - `batch_power_on_hosts` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/batch-power-on-hosts.md - `batch_snapshot_hosts` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/batch-snapshot-hosts.md - `build_container_based_template` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/build-container-based-template.md - `build_range_from_description` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/build-range-from-description.md - `build_range_from_scratch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp/build-range-from-scratch.md - …and 200 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp.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` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=tjnull-ludus-fastmcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/tjnull-ludus-fastmcp