# adb_root_status

Checks if the Android device is rooted and provides detailed root status.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `adb_root_status`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/adb-root-status

## Facts

- Tool: `adb_root_status`
- Server: Renef (`ahmeth4n/renef-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Ahmeth4n/renef-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": "adb_root_status",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why adb_root_status is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only status check on the Android device. It queries whether the device is rooted and returns status information. There are no side effects, code execution, data modification, or irreversible actions. While the broader server provides dangerous instrumentation capabilities (native hooking, memory manipulation), this specific tool is a simple information retrieval operation.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'adb_root_status' and description 'Checks if the Android device is rooted and provides detailed root status' indicate a query operation that retrieves device state information without modification or execution."

Risk signals: Admin/system-level operation

## Use case

AI agents call adb_root_status to retrieve information from Renef 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 Renef:

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

## Other tools on Renef (74)

- `renef_hard_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-hard-reset.md
- `renef_jni_delete_ref` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-jni-delete-ref.md
- `renef_port_forward_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-port-forward-remove.md
- `renef_port_forward_remove_all` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-port-forward-remove-all.md
- `renef_server_kill` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-server-kill.md
- `adb_selinux_disable` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/adb-selinux-disable.md
- `adb_selinux_enable` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/adb-selinux-enable.md
- `adb_start_app_am` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/adb-start-app-am.md
- `adb_start_app_monkey` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/adb-start-app-monkey.md
- `adb_stop_app_am` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/adb-stop-app-am.md
- `renef_attach` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-attach.md
- `renef_cli_reset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-cli-reset.md
- `renef_exec` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-exec.md
- `renef_hook_generate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-hook-generate.md
- `renef_hook_java` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-hook-java.md
- `renef_hook_native` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-hook-native.md
- `renef_jni_new_string` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-jni-new-string.md
- `renef_load_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-load-script.md
- `renef_mem_write` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-mem-write.md
- `renef_mem_write_u16` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-mem-write-u16.md
- `renef_mem_write_u32` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-mem-write-u32.md
- `renef_mem_write_u64` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-mem-write-u64.md
- `renef_mem_write_u8` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-mem-write-u8.md
- `renef_memory_patch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-memory-patch.md
- `renef_port_forward_add` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-port-forward-add.md
- `renef_server_deploy` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-server-deploy.md
- `renef_server_restart` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-server-restart.md
- `renef_server_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-server-start.md
- `renef_spawn` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-spawn.md
- `renef_zero_copy_multiline_exec` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp/renef-zero-copy-multiline-exec.md
- …and 44 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/ahmeth4n-renef-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=ahmeth4n-renef-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/ahmeth4n-renef-mcp