AI agents call atv_get_pairing_status to retrieve information from AndroidTVMCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves the pairing status of an Android TV device without modifying, executing, or deleting any data. It is a simple read operation that queries device state information. The blast radius of misuse is minimal - an attacker could learn whether a device is paired, but cannot control the device or cause harm with this information alone.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'atv_get_pairing_status' and description states 'Get pairing status for an Android TV device' - uses 'Get' verb indicating a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access atv_get_pairing_status gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and AndroidTVMCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for atv_get_pairing_status:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"atv_get_pairing_status": {}
}
}atv_get_pairing_status is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get pairing status for an Android TV device. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AndroidTVMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AndroidTV MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for atv_get_pairing_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 AndroidTVMCP. Nothing to install.
atv_get_pairing_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 atv_get_pairing_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 atv_get_pairing_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.
atv_get_pairing_status is provided by the AndroidTV MCP server (pigeek/androidtvmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from AndroidTVMCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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