Get WAF container health, engine mode, rules loaded, and paranoia level.
AI agents call waf_status to retrieve information from WAF MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves current state information about the WAF (Web Application Firewall) container and its configuration. It performs no mutations, does not execute commands, and does not delete or modify data. The action of 'Get' clearly places it in the Read category with low severity, as it has no side effects and poses minimal risk even if invoked by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'waf_status' and description 'Get WAF container health, engine mode, rules loaded, and paranoia level' indicate retrieval of status information with no modification or destructive capability.
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Get WAF container health, engine mode, rules loaded, and paranoia level. It is categorised as a Read tool in the WAF MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the WAF MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for waf_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 WAF MCP Server. Nothing to install.
waf_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 waf_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 waf_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.
waf_status is provided by the WAF MCP Server MCP server (kratosuae/waf_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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