Get detailed status and connection info for a deployed app. Use this after deploy_app to check if an app is running and get its URL.
AI agents call app_status to retrieve information from Manifest MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries the state of a deployed application (status, URL, connection details) without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It is a pure information retrieval operation, typical of monitoring or diagnostic reads. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius—an AI agent misusing this tool can only retrieve information about existing deployments, not modify infrastructure or trigger operations.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get detailed status and connection info for a deployed app' — uses 'Get' and 'status/connection info' which are retrieval operations with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed status and connection info for a deployed app. Use this after deploy_app to check if an app is running and get its URL. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Manifest MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Manifest MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for app_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 Manifest MCP. Nothing to install.
app_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 app_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 app_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.
app_status is provided by the Manifest MCP server (manifest-network/manifest-mcp-mono). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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