Get the status of a running or completed job. Use this to track progress of workflow runs, data loads, and other background operations.
AI agents call birst_get_job_status to retrieve information from Infor Birst MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries the status of existing jobs without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely informational—checking job progress is a read-only action that does not alter system state or data. The blast radius of misuse is minimal, as an AI agent could only retrieve job status information without affecting actual jobs or data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'birst_get_job_status' and description 'Get the status of a running or completed job. Use this to track progress of workflow runs, data loads, and other background operations.' indicates a retrieval operation with no side effects.
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Get the status of a running or completed job. Use this to track progress of workflow runs, data loads, and other background operations. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Infor Birst MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Infor Birst MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for birst_get_job_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 Infor Birst MCP Server. Nothing to install.
birst_get_job_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 birst_get_job_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 birst_get_job_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.
birst_get_job_status is provided by the Infor Birst MCP Server MCP server (mikahdev/infor-birst-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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