emudeck_status
Inspect likely EmuDeck installation markers, shortcuts, and folders.
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What emudeck_status does on Mcp Control Plane
AI agents call emudeck_status to retrieve information from Mcp Control Plane without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why emudeck_status is rated Low
This tool performs read-only inspection of EmuDeck installation artifacts (markers, shortcuts, folders). It queries existing system state to determine installation status, with no side effects, data modification, or execution capabilities. The verb 'inspect' and the focus on checking for 'markers' and examining 'folders' confirm this is informational retrieval only.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'emudeck_status' and description 'Inspect likely EmuDeck installation markers, shortcuts, and folders' indicate a query/inspection operation that retrieves information about system state without modification.
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The rule that runs emudeck_status safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Control Plane, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For emudeck_status, this is the rule to start with:
emudeck_status is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp Control Plane, apply this rule, and every emudeck_status call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about emudeck_status
Inspect likely EmuDeck installation markers, shortcuts, and folders. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Control Plane MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Control Plane MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for emudeck_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 Mcp Control Plane. Nothing to install.
emudeck_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 emudeck_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 emudeck_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.
emudeck_status is provided by the Mcp Control Plane MCP server (albertik322-sudo/mcp-control-plane). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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