is_app_running

What is_app_running does on AirMCP

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

Why is_app_running is rated Low

This is a pure information retrieval tool that queries the system for the running state of applications and returns process metadata. It has no side effects, cannot modify system state, and poses minimal security risk. The only minor concern is that process information could reveal system configuration, but this is typically already accessible to any user on the machine. Classified as Read with low severity.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'is_app_running' and description 'Check whether an application is currently running. Returns process details if found.' indicate a query operation that retrieves process status information without modifying, executing, or deleting anything.

The rule that runs is_app_running safely

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

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

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