Get the status and statistics of the currently loaded state machine.
AI agents call get_state_machine_status to retrieve information from Qontinui MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a retrieval operation that queries the current status and statistics of a state machine. It has no side effects, does not modify data, does not execute workflows, and does not delete anything. The verb 'Get' and the absence of any mutation language confirm this is a Read category tool. Severity is low because status queries pose minimal risk even if misused by an agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_state_machine_status' and description 'Get the status and statistics of the currently loaded state machine' indicate a read-only query operation that retrieves state information without modifying or executing anything.
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Get the status and statistics of the currently loaded state machine. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Qontinui MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Qontinui MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_state_machine_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 Qontinui MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_state_machine_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_state_machine_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_state_machine_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_state_machine_status is provided by the Qontinui MCP Server MCP server (qontinui/qontinui-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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