Returns server capabilities, version, and feature availability. Use to discover what search modes, tools, and features are available on this server instance.
AI agents call memory_status to retrieve information from Munin Memory 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 diagnostic tool that queries and returns information about server capabilities and configuration. It has no side effects, does not modify data, and does not trigger external operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could only discover what features are available, which poses no security or operational risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'memory_status' and description 'Returns server capabilities, version, and feature availability' indicate a query operation that retrieves metadata about the server without modifying or executing state-changing operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Returns server capabilities, version, and feature availability. Use to discover what search modes, tools, and features are available on this server instance. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Munin Memory MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Munin Memory MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for memory_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 Munin Memory. Nothing to install.
memory_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 memory_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 memory_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.
memory_status is provided by the Munin Memory MCP server (magnus-gille/munin-memory). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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