create-php-service-action
Perform a PHP-FPM service action (POST .../services/php/actions). Actions: reboot, reload.
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What create-php-service-action does on Laravel Forge
AI agents use create-php-service-action to create or update resources in Laravel Forge, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Laravel Forge environment.
Why create-php-service-action is rated Medium
An AI agent can call create-php-service-action faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Laravel Forge by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
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The rule that runs create-php-service-action safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Laravel Forge, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For create-php-service-action, this is the rule to start with:
create-php-service-action stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Laravel Forge, apply this rule, and every create-php-service-action call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about create-php-service-action
Perform a PHP-FPM service action (POST .../services/php/actions). Actions: reboot, reload. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Laravel Forge MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Laravel Forge MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create-php-service-action: 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 Laravel Forge. Nothing to install.
create-php-service-action is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create-php-service-action 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for create-php-service-action. 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.
create-php-service-action is provided by the Laravel Forge MCP server (@vitrion/laravel-forge-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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