lightroom_status
Get plugin status, command count, and socket state.
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What lightroom_status does on Lightroom Classic MCP
AI agents call lightroom_status to retrieve information from Lightroom Classic MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why lightroom_status is rated Low
This tool only retrieves and reports diagnostic/status information about the Lightroom plugin itself (plugin status, command count, socket state). It performs no modifications, deletions, executions, or financial operations. It is a simple inspection tool with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'lightroom_status' and description 'Get plugin status, command count, and socket state' indicate read-only query operations that retrieve status information without modifying any data or triggering side effects.
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The rule that runs lightroom_status safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Lightroom Classic MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For lightroom_status, this is the rule to start with:
lightroom_status is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Lightroom Classic MCP, apply this rule, and every lightroom_status call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about lightroom_status
Get plugin status, command count, and socket state. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Lightroom Classic MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Lightroom Classic MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for lightroom_status: 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 Lightroom Classic MCP. Nothing to install.
lightroom_status is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the lightroom_status 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 lightroom_status. 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.
lightroom_status is provided by the Lightroom Classic MCP server (4xiomdev/lightroom-classic-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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