# kernel_status

Get the status of a kernel.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `kernel_status`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/kernel-status

## Facts

- Tool: `kernel_status`
- Server: Kaggle-MCP (`54yyyu/kaggle-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/54yyyu/kaggle-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": "kernel_status",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why kernel_status is rated Low

The tool retrieves information about a kernel's current state without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It is a simple read operation similar to checking metadata. The fact that it operates on Kaggle kernels (which are compute environments) does not change the classification, as the tool itself only observes status rather than triggering execution or making changes.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name and description explicitly indicate a status query: 'Get the status of a kernel.' This is a retrieval operation with no modification, execution, or deletion of data."

## Use case

AI agents call kernel_status to retrieve information from Kaggle-MCP 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 Kaggle-MCP:

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

## Other tools on Kaggle-MCP (43)

- `config_unset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/config-unset.md
- `model_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-delete.md
- `model_instance_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-delete.md
- `model_instance_version_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-version-delete.md
- `authenticate` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/authenticate.md
- `competition_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-details.md
- `competition_download_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-download-files.md
- `competition_leaderboard` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-leaderboard.md
- `competition_list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-list-files.md
- `competition_submissions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-submissions.md
- `competitions_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competitions-list.md
- `config_view` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/config-view.md
- `dataset_download_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/dataset-download-files.md
- `dataset_list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/dataset-list-files.md
- `dataset_metadata` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/dataset-metadata.md
- `dataset_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/dataset-status.md
- `datasets_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/datasets-list.md
- `kernel_list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/kernel-list-files.md
- `kernel_output` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/kernel-output.md
- `kernel_pull` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/kernel-pull.md
- `kernels_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/kernels-list.md
- `model_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-get.md
- `model_instance_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-get.md
- `model_instance_list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-list-files.md
- `model_instance_version_download` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-version-download.md
- `model_instance_version_list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-version-list-files.md
- `models_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/models-list.md
- `competition_submit` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-submit.md
- `config_path` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/config-path.md
- `config_set` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/config-set.md
- …and 13 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp.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=54yyyu-kaggle-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp