# pfsense_list_status_gateways

A read tool on the Pfsense MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `pfsense_list_status_gateways`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-list-status-gateways

## Facts

- Tool: `pfsense_list_status_gateways`
- Server: Pfsense (`abl030/pfsense-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/abl030/pfsense-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": "pfsense_list_status_gateways",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why pfsense_list_status_gateways is rated Low

Despite the empty description, the tool name strongly suggests it retrieves gateway status information from the pfSense firewall without performing any write, delete, or execute operations.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'pfsense_list_status_gateways' indicates a list/status query operation with no modification capability. The prefix 'list_status_' is consistent with read-only retrieval operations. Description is empty, reducing confidence slightly."

## Use case

AI agents call pfsense_list_status_gateways to retrieve information from Pfsense 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 Pfsense:

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

## Other tools on Pfsense (679)

- `pfsense_delete_auth_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-auth-key.md
- `pfsense_delete_auth_keys` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-auth-keys.md
- `pfsense_delete_diagnostics_arp_table` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-diagnostics-arp-table.md
- `pfsense_delete_diagnostics_arp_table_entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-diagnostics-arp-table-entry.md
- `pfsense_delete_diagnostics_config_history_revision` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-diagnostics-config-history-revision.md
- `pfsense_delete_diagnostics_config_history_revisions` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-diagnostics-config-history-revisions.md
- `pfsense_delete_diagnostics_table` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-diagnostics-table.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_alias` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-alias.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_aliases` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-aliases.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_nat_one_to_one_mapping` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-nat-one-to-one-mapping.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_nat_one_to_one_mappings` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-nat-one-to-one-mappings.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_nat_outbound_mapping` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-nat-outbound-mapping.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_nat_outbound_mappings` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-nat-outbound-mappings.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_nat_port_forward` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-nat-port-forward.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_nat_port_forwards` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-nat-port-forwards.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-rule.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_rules` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-rules.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_schedule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-schedule.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_schedule_time_range` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-schedule-time-range.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_schedule_time_ranges` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-schedule-time-ranges.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_schedules` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-schedules.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_state` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-state.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_states` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-states.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_traffic_shaper` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-traffic-shaper.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_traffic_shaper_limiter` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-traffic-shaper-limiter.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_traffic_shaper_limiter_bandwidth` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-traffic-shaper-limiter-bandwidth.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_traffic_shaper_limiter_bandwidths` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-traffic-shaper-limiter-bandwidths.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_traffic_shaper_limiter_queue` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-traffic-shaper-limiter-queue.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_traffic_shaper_limiter_queues` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-traffic-shaper-limiter-queues.md
- `pfsense_delete_firewall_traffic_shaper_queue` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-mcp/pfsense-delete-firewall-traffic-shaper-queue.md
- …and 649 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/abl030-pfsense-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=abl030-pfsense-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/abl030-pfsense-mcp