Get vault status and configuration
AI agents call vault_status to retrieve information from Obsidian Nexus without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves status information and configuration details without creating, modifying, or deleting data. It is a read-only operation with minimal blast radius—misuse would only expose information about vault state, not alter or destroy data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'vault_status' and description 'Get vault status and configuration' indicate a retrieval operation that queries the state of the vault without modifying it.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get vault status and configuration. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Obsidian Nexus MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Obsidian Nexus MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for vault_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 Obsidian Nexus. Nothing to install.
vault_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 vault_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 vault_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.
vault_status is provided by the Obsidian Nexus MCP server (nkriman/obsidian-nexus). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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