Get the translation status of a file
AI agents call smartling_get_file_status to retrieve information from Smartling MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves status information about a file's translation progress. It has no side effects, does not modify data, does not execute code or external operations, and does not delete or create resources. It is a straightforward read operation on translation metadata.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'smartling_get_file_status' and description 'Get the translation status of a file' indicate a retrieval operation that queries the status of an existing file without modifying, executing, or deleting anything.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the translation status of a file. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Smartling MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Smartling MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for smartling_get_file_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 Smartling MCP Server. Nothing to install.
smartling_get_file_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 smartling_get_file_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 smartling_get_file_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.
smartling_get_file_status is provided by the Smartling MCP Server MCP server (jacobolevy/smartling-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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