check_invidious

What check_invidious does on Mcp Nettools

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

Why check_invidious is rated Low

This tool queries the status of an Invidious instance and retrieves version information. It has no side effects on the target system—it only reads data via a GET request. There is no capability to modify, delete, or execute code on the target system. Even if an agent misuses this tool by checking arbitrary instances, the blast radius is minimal as it only probes reachability and reads public-facing API responses.

From the tool's definition Tool performs a GET request to check reachability and retrieve software version information via '/api/v1/stats'. The GET method is inherently read-only and retrieves system information without modification.

The rule that runs check_invidious safely

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

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

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