AI agents call entire_status to retrieve information from Entire without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns the current active session ID, which is a read-only operation. It retrieves information about the system state without modifying, creating, deleting, or executing any operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an agent could only observe session metadata, not affect system behavior or data.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get the active session ID for the current repo' — a pure retrieval operation with no side effects. The incomplete 'Uses \' fragment does not alter this assessment.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the active session ID for the current repo. Uses \. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Entire MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Entire MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for entire_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 Entire. Nothing to install.
entire_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 entire_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 entire_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.
entire_status is provided by the Entire MCP server (jurislm/entire-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
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