Get remote file metadata (size, modified time, is file/directory). Does not read file content.
AI agents call remote_stat to retrieve information from Mcp Remote Agent without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves metadata about remote files without reading content, modifying data, executing commands, or destructive operations. It is purely informational and has minimal security impact on its own, though in context of a remote agent server with command execution capabilities, the metadata could inform subsequent actions. Classified as Read with low severity due to no direct side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'remote_stat' and description 'Get remote file metadata (size, modified time, is file/directory). Does not read file content.' explicitly indicates retrieval of file metadata without content access or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get remote file metadata (size, modified time, is file/directory). Does not read file content. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Remote Agent MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Remote Agent MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for remote_stat: 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 Mcp Remote Agent. Nothing to install.
remote_stat 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 remote_stat 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 remote_stat. 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.
remote_stat is provided by the Mcp Remote Agent MCP server (knownothing20/agentport). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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