get_indexing_status
AI agents call get_indexing_status to retrieve information from Codebase MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves the status of a background indexing process. This is a read-only operation that queries state information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. Even though the description is empty, the name and context from sibling tools strongly suggest a passive status check.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_indexing_status' indicates status retrieval; sibling tools include search_code (read), set_working_directory (write), and start_indexing_background (execute).
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get_indexing_status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Codebase MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Codebase MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_indexing_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 Codebase MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_indexing_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_indexing_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_indexing_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_indexing_status is provided by the Codebase MCP Server MCP server (ravenight13/codebase-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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