AI agents call get_transfer_status to retrieve information from Spaceship without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries the state of an existing domain transfer operation. It retrieves information for monitoring purposes only, matching the Read category pattern (get, check, monitor). No data is created, modified, deleted, or any external actions are triggered—it is purely observational.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_transfer_status' and description 'Check the current status of a domain transfer' indicate read-only retrieval of status information with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Check the current status of a domain transfer to Spaceship. Use this after initiating a transfer with transfer_domain to monitor its progress. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Spaceship MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Spaceship MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_transfer_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 Spaceship. Nothing to install.
get_transfer_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 get_transfer_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 get_transfer_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.
get_transfer_status is provided by the Spaceship MCP server (naveenkm007/spaceship-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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