Get comprehensive Neovim status including cursor position, mode, marks, and registers
AI agents call vim_status to retrieve information from Mcp Neovim Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves or queries editor state information with no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute code. Severity is low because exposing editor status information poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get comprehensive Neovim status' - a read-only operation that queries internal editor state (cursor position, mode, marks, registers) without modifying anything.
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Get comprehensive Neovim status including cursor position, mode, marks, and registers. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Neovim Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Neovim Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for vim_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 Neovim Server. Nothing to install.
vim_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 vim_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 vim_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.
vim_status is provided by the Mcp Neovim Server MCP server (mcp-neovim-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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