gateway-status

Show gateway status summary

SERVEROpenClaw SOURCEopenclaw

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity verified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/openclaw/gateway-status.md

WHAT IT DOES

What gateway-status does on OpenClaw

AI agents call gateway-status to retrieve information from OpenClaw without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why gateway-status is rated Low

This tool retrieves and displays status information about a gateway. The verb 'show' and the context of a 'summary' are consistent with read-only operations that have no side effects. There is no indication of any data modification, deletion, execution of commands, or financial operations. The low severity reflects that status information disclosure has minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'gateway-status' and description 'Show gateway status summary' indicate a query/retrieval operation that displays status information without modifying any state.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs gateway-status safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and OpenClaw, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For gateway-status, this is the rule to start with:

gateway-status Allowed

gateway-status is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "gateway-status": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect OpenClaw, apply this rule, and every gateway-status call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about gateway-status

What does the gateway-status tool do? +

Show gateway status summary. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OpenClaw MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on gateway-status? +

Register the OpenClaw MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gateway-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 OpenClaw. Nothing to install.

What risk level is gateway-status? +

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

Can I rate-limit gateway-status? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the gateway-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.

How do I block gateway-status completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for gateway-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.

What MCP server provides gateway-status? +

gateway-status is provided by the OpenClaw MCP server (openclaw). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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