Report build-queue, Joern-server and memory load for agent self-pacing.
AI agents call get_backend_status to retrieve information from CodeBadger without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a read-only status query that returns monitoring data (build-queue, server status, memory load) to enable self-pacing decisions. It performs no data modification, code execution, or side effects. The purpose is informational only, used to assess system capacity before initiating other operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_backend_status' and description 'Report build-queue, Joern-server and memory load' indicate this retrieves status metrics and system information without modifying anything.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Report build-queue, Joern-server and memory load for agent self-pacing. It is categorised as a Read tool in the CodeBadger MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the CodeBadger MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_backend_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 CodeBadger. Nothing to install.
get_backend_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 get_backend_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 get_backend_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.
get_backend_status is provided by the CodeBadger MCP server (lekssays/codebadger). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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