# start_bulk_migration

Start a bulk migration batch. IMPORTANT: Run preview_bulk_migration first to validate your data. Creates one migration job per valid row. Requires TREKMAIL_ALLOW_MIGRATION=true and confirm_start=true.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `start_bulk_migration`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/start-bulk-migration

## Facts

- Tool: `start_bulk_migration`
- Server: TrekMail MCP Server (`trekmail/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/trekmail/mcp-server
- 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_bulk_migration",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why start_bulk_migration is rated High

This tool executes a bulk migration operation that initiates multiple migration jobs based on input data. Migration jobs are external operations whose outcomes depend directly on the arguments (the batch data). While migrations are typically reversible, the tool's function is to trigger/execute these operations rather than simply write data or read state.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Start a bulk migration batch' and 'Creates one migration job per valid row', indicating it triggers external migration operations whose effects depend on the batch data provided as arguments."

## Use case

AI agents invoke start_bulk_migration to trigger actions in TrekMail 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches TrekMail MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "start_bulk_migration": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "start_bulk_migration_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on TrekMail MCP Server (247)

- `bulk_action` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/bulk-action.md
- `cancel_bulk_migration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/cancel-bulk-migration.md
- `cancel_migration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/cancel-migration.md
- `cancel_scheduled` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/cancel-scheduled.md
- `change_mailbox_password` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/change-mailbox-password.md
- `confirm_delete_intent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/confirm-delete-intent.md
- `create_delete_intent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/create-delete-intent.md
- `delete_alias` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-alias.md
- `delete_bulk_migration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-bulk-migration.md
- `delete_calendar_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-calendar-event.md
- `delete_cloudflare_token` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-cloudflare-token.md
- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-contact.md
- `delete_contact_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-contact-group.md
- `delete_domain` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-domain.md
- `delete_domain_smtp_profile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-domain-smtp-profile.md
- `delete_external_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-external-account.md
- `delete_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-folder.md
- `delete_forwarding_address` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-forwarding-address.md
- `delete_identity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-identity.md
- `delete_mail_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-mail-rule.md
- `delete_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-message.md
- `delete_migration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-migration.md
- `delete_smtp_connection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-smtp-connection.md
- `delete_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-template.md
- `drive_bulk_purge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-bulk-purge.md
- `drive_bulk_trash` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-bulk-trash.md
- `drive_device_revoke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-device-revoke.md
- `drive_file_purge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-file-purge.md
- `drive_file_trash` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-file-trash.md
- `drive_folder_purge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-folder-purge.md
- …and 217 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server.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=trekmail-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/trekmail-mcp-server