runway_check

What runway_check does on Nodebench

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

Why runway_check is rated Low

The tool reads/queries financial data (cash position, burn rate) and performs computational analysis to produce a report with risk flags. This is a read-only analytical operation—it retrieves and processes information without executing payments, modifying financial records, or triggering irreversible actions. The 'flags risk' output suggests diagnostic warnings rather than financial operations.

From the tool's definition Tool performs calculation and analysis of financial metrics ('translates cash and burn into months remaining') with 'flags risk' indicating diagnostic output. No modification, deletion, or financial transaction execution described.

The rule that runs runway_check safely

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

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

Questions about runway_check