firewall_status_detailed

What firewall_status_detailed does on Mcp Windows

AI agents call firewall_status_detailed to retrieve information from Mcp Windows without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why firewall_status_detailed is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves firewall configuration information without making any changes to system state. It is a read-only operation that gathers status data for inspection purposes. The low severity reflects minimal risk even if an AI misuses it—the worst outcome would be information disclosure about firewall configuration, not system compromise or data loss.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'firewall_status_detailed' and description 'Get detailed Windows Firewall status with all profile settings' indicate pure information retrieval with no modification, execution, or deletion of data.

The rule that runs firewall_status_detailed safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Windows, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For firewall_status_detailed, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "firewall_status_detailed": {}
  }
}

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