Show your daily quota usage and remaining scans.
AI agents call check_status to retrieve information from MCPAmpel - MCP Security Scanner without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries the current state of quota usage, similar to checking account status or logs. It has no capability to modify data, execute operations, or cause destructive changes. It is purely informational, making it a Read operation with low severity risk.
From the tool's definition check_status shows "daily quota usage and remaining scans" - retrieves quota/usage information without modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Show your daily quota usage and remaining scans. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCPAmpel - MCP Security Scanner MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCPAmpel - MCP Security Scanner MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for check_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 MCPAmpel - MCP Security Scanner. Nothing to install.
check_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 check_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 check_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.
check_status is provided by the MCPAmpel - MCP Security Scanner MCP server (pypi:mcpampel). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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