http_status_explain
HTTP Status Code Explainer — Look up an HTTP status code's standard reason phrase, description, and category (informational/success/redirection/client_error/server_error).
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What http_status_explain does on Gateway
AI agents call http_status_explain to retrieve information from Gateway without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
code | number | Yes | HTTP status code, 100-599 |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why http_status_explain is rated Low
This is a reference lookup tool that queries static HTTP status code information and returns explanatory data. It performs no writes, deletions, code execution, or financial operations. The action is read-only and informational, making it the lowest-risk category.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Look up an HTTP status code's standard reason phrase, description, and category' — a pure retrieval operation with no side effects or state modification.
Risk signalsAccepts freeform code/query input (code)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs http_status_explain safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Gateway, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For http_status_explain, this is the rule to start with:
http_status_explain is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Gateway, apply this rule, and every http_status_explain call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about http_status_explain
HTTP Status Code Explainer — Look up an HTTP status code's standard reason phrase, description, and category (informational/success/redirection/client_error/server_error). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Gateway MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
http_status_explain accepts 1 parameter: code. Required: code. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Gateway MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for http_status_explain: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Gateway. Nothing to install.
http_status_explain is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the http_status_explain rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for http_status_explain. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
http_status_explain is provided by the Gateway MCP server (https://wingmanprotocol.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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