AI agents call android_app_status to retrieve information from Yaver without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
image | string | — | Optional Redroid image. Default redroid/redroid:13.0.0-latest. |
container | string | — | Optional Redroid container name. Default yaver-app-sync-redroid. |
device_id | string | — | Optional owned Yaver device id/name/alias whose agent hosts the Redroid surface. |
package_name | string | Yes | Android package id, e.g. com.example.app. |
host_work_dir | string | — | Optional host dir bind-mounted to Redroid /data. Default ~/.yaver/redroid-app-sync. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Even though android_app_status only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs — an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Check whether an Android package is installed in a user-owned Redroid app-sync surface. Does not read phone keychain or app data. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Yaver MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
android_app_status accepts 5 parameters: image, container, device_id, package_name, host_work_dir. Required: package_name. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Yaver MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for android_app_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 Yaver. Nothing to install.
android_app_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 android_app_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 android_app_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.
android_app_status is provided by the Yaver MCP server (yaver-cli). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.