Get the current status of network capture for a session. Returns whether capture is active, duration, current statistics, and capture options. Useful for monitoring capture progress or checking if capture is running before stopping.
AI agents call get_network_capture_status to retrieve information from WebScout MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves monitoring data about an active network capture session. It queries state without modifying or executing anything. However, severity is elevated from 'low' to 'medium' because in the context of the server's purpose (reverse engineering web applications and capturing network traffic), access to capture status could enable reconnaissance of what traffic patterns are being monitored, potentially…
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'returns' status information: 'Returns whether capture is active, duration, current statistics, and capture options.' This is a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the current status of network capture for a session. Returns whether capture is active, duration, current statistics, and capture options. Useful for monitoring capture progress or checking if capture is running before stopping. It is categorised as a Read tool in the WebScout MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the WebScout MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_network_capture_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 WebScout MCP. Nothing to install.
get_network_capture_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 get_network_capture_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 get_network_capture_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.
get_network_capture_status is provided by the WebScout MCP server (pyscout/webscout-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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