Get index status: { documentCount, chunkCount, memoryUsage (MB), uptime (s), ftsIndexEnabled, searchMode }.
AI agents call status to retrieve information from Mcp Local Rag 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 operation that queries and returns system status information with no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute code. The tool simply exposes diagnostic metadata about the RAG index state, making it the least risky operation on the server.
From the tool's definition Tool returns status metrics: documentCount, chunkCount, memoryUsage, uptime, ftsIndexEnabled, searchMode. No modification, deletion, or execution capabilities—purely informational retrieval of index state.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get index status: { documentCount, chunkCount, memoryUsage (MB), uptime (s), ftsIndexEnabled, searchMode }. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Local Rag MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Local Rag MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for 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 Local Rag. Nothing to install.
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 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 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.
status is provided by the Mcp Local Rag MCP server (mcp-local-rag). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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