# get_agent_status

Get detailed status for a specific agent: active/paused state, balance, strategy, today

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_agent_status`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/get-agent-status

## Facts

- Tool: `get_agent_status`
- Server: Conviction (`abcxz/conviction-fm`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/abcxz/conviction-fm
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, 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": "get_agent_status",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_agent_status is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries agent status data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a pure read operation that provides visibility into agent state and has no blast radius beyond information disclosure.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'get_agent_status' and description states 'Get detailed status for a specific agent' — uses 'Get' verb indicating retrieval only. Returns state information (active/paused, balance, strategy, today) with no side effects or modifications."

## Use case

AI agents call get_agent_status to retrieve information from Conviction 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 Conviction:

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

## Other tools on Conviction (9)

- `toggle_agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/toggle-agent.md
- `create_agent` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/create-agent.md
- `enter_position` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/enter-position.md
- `export_wallet` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/export-wallet.md
- `get_leaderboard` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/get-leaderboard.md
- `get_my_agents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/get-my-agents.md
- `get_pool_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/get-pool-history.md
- `get_pools` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/get-pools.md
- `update_strategy` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/update-strategy.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=abcxz-conviction-fm · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/abcxz-conviction-fm