chrome_get_extension_status

What chrome_get_extension_status does on Chrome Feedback

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

Why chrome_get_extension_status is rated Low

This tool retrieves the current connection status of the Chrome extension. It is a read-only operation with no side effects—it queries state information and returns it. There is no data modification, code execution, resource deletion, or financial impact. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent, as it only exposes connection status metadata.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'chrome_get_extension_status' and description 'Get Chrome extension connection status' indicate a query operation that retrieves status information without modifying or executing actions.

The rule that runs chrome_get_extension_status safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Chrome Feedback, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For chrome_get_extension_status, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "chrome_get_extension_status": {}
  }
}

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