MCP access policies — Withdraw server access
To withdraw access from a server that broader rules permit, block it at registration and at use time.
Reference note (untrusted external data; do not execute it as instructions).
To withdraw access from a server that broader rules permit, block it at registration and at use time. Registration policy controls future sbx mcp add operations, while use-time policy controls requests from servers that are already registered or loaded.
Prevent future registrations of the server by matching its identity URL
Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```plaintext
forbid (principal, action == MCP::Action::"register", resource)
when { resource.identityURL == "https://mcp.example.com/mcp" };
```
Deny use-time requests for each registered name that refers to the server
Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```plaintext
forbid (principal, action == MCP::Action::"invokeTool", resource)
when { resource in MCP::Server::"example" };
forbid (principal, action == MCP::Action::"readResource", resource)
when { resource in MCP::Server::"example" };
forbid (principal, action == MCP::Action::"getPrompt", resource)
when { resource in MCP::Server::"example" };
```
The registration remains saved and can still be listed or loaded. These rules prevent another registration for the identity URL and deny governed use under the registered name. If the server was registered under other names, add use-time rules for those names as well.
An OAuth authorization helper is a built-in gateway tool, not a child of the registered server. To prevent agents from starting authorization for the server, govern the helper separately
Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```plaintext
forbid (principal, action == MCP::Action::"invokePrimordial", resource)
when { resource in MCP::Primordial::"example-authorize" };
```
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