Check whether the code search daemon is running.
AI agents call service_status to retrieve information from Codesearch without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only retrieves the current operational state of the code search service. It performs no modifications, executions, deletions, or financial operations. It is purely informational and has minimal blast radius even if invoked inappropriately by an agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'service_status' and description states it 'Check[s] whether the code search daemon is running' — a query operation that retrieves status information with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Check whether the code search daemon is running. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Codesearch MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Codesearch MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for service_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 Codesearch. Nothing to install.
service_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 service_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 service_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.
service_status is provided by the Codesearch MCP server (microsoft/tscodesearch). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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