goclaw_health

THE RISK

Low Risk

Why goclaw_health needs a policy

This tool performs a read-only query to determine the operational status of the GoClaw gateway. It retrieves information without modifying, executing code, deleting data, or affecting financial systems. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could only obtain gateway status information, which has no destructive consequences.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'goclaw_health' and description states 'Check GoClaw gateway health status'. The verb 'check' and action of retrieving 'health status' indicate a query/read operation with no side effects.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access goclaw_health gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control goclaw_health

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and GoClaw MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for goclaw_health:

policy.json

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

goclaw_health is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

Create a free account and register GoClaw MCP Server — nothing to install.
Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

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FAQ

Questions about goclaw_health

What does the goclaw_health tool do? +

Check GoClaw gateway health status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GoClaw MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on goclaw_health? +

Register the GoClaw MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for goclaw_health: 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 GoClaw MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is goclaw_health? +

goclaw_health is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit goclaw_health? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the goclaw_health 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.

How do I block goclaw_health completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for goclaw_health. 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.

What MCP server provides goclaw_health? +

goclaw_health is provided by the GoClaw MCP Server MCP server (nextlevelbuilder/goclaw-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every GoClaw MCP Server tool call.

Start from GoClaw MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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