directory_services_status
Get current directory services status including connection state and health.
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What directory_services_status does on Nasbridge
AI agents call directory_services_status to retrieve information from Nasbridge without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why directory_services_status is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries the current state of directory services (connection state and health metrics) without modifying, executing, or deleting any data. It is purely informational, making it a Read category tool with low severity risk since a misused status query poses minimal harm.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'directory_services_status' and description 'Get current directory services status including connection state and health' indicate a query/status retrieval operation with no side effects.
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The rule that runs directory_services_status safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Nasbridge, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For directory_services_status, this is the rule to start with:
directory_services_status is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Nasbridge, apply this rule, and every directory_services_status call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about directory_services_status
Get current directory services status including connection state and health. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Nasbridge MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Nasbridge MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for directory_services_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 Nasbridge. Nothing to install.
directory_services_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 directory_services_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 directory_services_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.
directory_services_status is provided by the Nasbridge MCP server (maverick0628/nasbridge). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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