Poll the status of a capture by token.
AI agents call get_status to retrieve information from Shotbot Mcp without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves the status of an existing capture job using a token identifier. It performs a pure read operation without modifying, executing, deleting, or moving any resources. The polling mechanism is informational only. Low severity due to minimal blast radius—misuse would only return status information, not expose sensitive data or trigger unintended actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_status' and description 'Poll the status of a capture by token' indicate a query/status-check operation with no side effects.
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Poll the status of a capture by token. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Shotbot Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Shotbot MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_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 Shotbot Mcp. Nothing to install.
get_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_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_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_status is provided by the Shotbot MCP server (shotbot-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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