Poll the status of a Gamma generation. REQUIRED after calling gamma_generate or gamma_create_from_template.
AI agents call gamma_get_status to retrieve information from Apple Shortcuts without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a polling operation to check the status of a previously initiated generation process. Polling for status is a read operation with no side effects—it retrieves information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. The verb 'poll' and the focus on status retrieval confirm this is a passive data-retrieval tool.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'gamma_get_status' and description 'Poll the status of a Gamma generation' indicate a read-only query operation that retrieves status information without modifying data.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access gamma_get_status gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Apple Shortcuts, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for gamma_get_status:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"gamma_get_status": {}
}
}gamma_get_status is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Poll the status of a Gamma generation. REQUIRED after calling gamma_generate or gamma_create_from_template. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apple Shortcuts MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Apple Shortcuts MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gamma_get_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 Apple Shortcuts. Nothing to install.
gamma_get_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 gamma_get_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 gamma_get_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.
gamma_get_status is provided by the Apple Shortcuts MCP server (@mindstone/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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