Get the status of a running or completed pipeline.
AI agents call cortex_pipeline_status to retrieve information from Cortex MCP 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 a pipeline without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It is purely informational, making it a Read operation. The low severity reflects that pipeline status information typically contains no sensitive data and poses minimal risk even if an AI agent misuses it.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get the status of a running or completed pipeline' — a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the status of a running or completed pipeline. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cortex MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Cortex MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cortex_pipeline_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 Cortex MCP. Nothing to install.
cortex_pipeline_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 cortex_pipeline_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 cortex_pipeline_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.
cortex_pipeline_status is provided by the Cortex MCP server (neuralnexustech/cortex-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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