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What cloud_emu_status does on Yaver
AI agents call cloud_emu_status to retrieve information from Yaver 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
directory | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why cloud_emu_status is rated Low
This tool retrieves and displays the status of cloud emulators, which is a read-only operation with no side effects. It queries existing state without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing code. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could only gain visibility into what emulators are running, not affect their operation or access sensitive data through this tool alone.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate a query operation: 'Show running cloud emulators across all providers' retrieves status information without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations.
Risk signalsAccepts file system path (directory)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs cloud_emu_status safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Yaver, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For cloud_emu_status, this is the rule to start with:
cloud_emu_status 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 Yaver, apply this rule, and every cloud_emu_status call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about cloud_emu_status
Show running cloud emulators across all providers. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Yaver MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
cloud_emu_status accepts 1 parameter: directory. 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 cloud_emu_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.
cloud_emu_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 cloud_emu_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 cloud_emu_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.
cloud_emu_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.
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