Returns the working tree status as structured data (branch, staged, modified, untracked, conflicts).
AI agents call status to retrieve information from Make without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves version control metadata (branch name, file states, conflicts) without modifying data, executing code, or triggering side effects. It is purely informational, matching the Read category profile. The low severity reflects that misuse poses minimal risk—an agent can only view information, not alter it.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'status' and description 'Returns the working tree status as structured data (branch, staged, modified, untracked, conflicts)' indicates a read-only operation that retrieves information about version control state without making changes.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access status gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Make, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for status:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"status": {}
}
}status is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Returns the working tree status as structured data (branch, staged, modified, untracked, conflicts). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Make MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Make MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for status: 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 Make. Nothing to install.
status 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 status 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 status. 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.
status is provided by the Make MCP server (Dave-London/Pare). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Make, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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