system_summary
Return CPU, memory, disk, boot time, and process count summary for this Windows laptop.
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What system_summary does on Mcp Control Plane
AI agents call system_summary 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 system_summary is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves system status information without side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only gather baseline system telemetry, which is informational. Classified as Read with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool returns summary statistics: CPU, memory, disk, boot time, and process count. Keywords 'return' and 'summary' indicate read-only retrieval of system state information with no modification, deletion, or execution of commands.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs system_summary 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 system_summary, this is the rule to start with:
system_summary 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 system_summary call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about system_summary
Return CPU, memory, disk, boot time, and process count summary for this Windows laptop. 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 system_summary: 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.
system_summary 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 system_summary 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 system_summary. 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.
system_summary 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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