# check_elevation

Whether the server is elevated plus a capability matrix for all tools.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `check_elevation`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/check-elevation

## Facts

- Tool: `check_elevation`
- Server: Procmon (`0xhackerfren/procmon-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/0xhackerfren/ProcMon-MCP
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "check_elevation",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why check_elevation is rated Low

This tool queries and returns elevation status and capability information. It performs no side effects, creates no data modifications, executes no code, and performs no destructive operations. It is purely informational—a status check that returns data about the server's current privilege level and what tools can do. This is a classic Read operation (get/fetch pattern).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'check_elevation' and description 'Whether the server is elevated plus a capability matrix for all tools' indicate a read-only query that retrieves status information and displays a capability matrix without modifying, executing, or deleting…"

## Use case

AI agents call check_elevation to retrieve information from Procmon without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Procmon:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "check_elevation": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Procmon (17)

- `request_elevation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/request-elevation.md
- `start_etw_trace` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/start-etw-trace.md
- `stop_etw_trace` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/stop-etw-trace.md
- `timed_capture` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/timed-capture.md
- `analyze_pe` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/analyze-pe.md
- `capture_snapshot` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/capture-snapshot.md
- `find_pe_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/find-pe-files.md
- `get_minifilters` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/get-minifilters.md
- `get_network_connections` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/get-network-connections.md
- `get_process_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/get-process-details.md
- `get_security_events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/get-security-events.md
- `get_system_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/get-system-info.md
- `list_drivers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/list-drivers.md
- `list_etw_providers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/list-etw-providers.md
- `list_processes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/list-processes.md
- `list_services` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/list-services.md
- `query_event_log` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp/query-event-log.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=0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/0xhackerfren-procmon-mcp