Check where a vehicle is currently published
AI agents call get_publication_status to retrieve information from StockSpark 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 or queries the current publication status of a vehicle across portals—a read-only operation with no side effects, no code execution, and no data modification. It fits squarely within the Read category. The low severity reflects minimal risk even if an AI agent calls it excessively, as it only returns status information without changing state or triggering external operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_publication_status' and description 'Check where a vehicle is currently published' indicate a query operation that retrieves publication information about vehicles without modifying, executing external actions, or affecting data.
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Check where a vehicle is currently published. It is categorised as a Read tool in the StockSpark MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the StockSpark MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_publication_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 StockSpark MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_publication_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_publication_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_publication_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_publication_status is provided by the StockSpark MCP Server MCP server (loukach/stockspark-mcp-poc). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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