AI agents call tor_privacy_status to retrieve information from Tor without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool appears to retrieve status information about Tor privacy/anonymity state, which is a read-only operation with no side effects. Given the server's purpose (routing through Tor) and sibling tools (tor_check_anonymity, tor_new_identity), this likely queries current privacy/anonymity status rather than modifying it.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'tor_privacy_status' and context on a Tor routing server suggests checking/querying anonymity or connection status. No write, execute, destructive, or financial operations indicated. Empty description limits precision.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
tor_privacy_status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Tor MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Tor MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for tor_privacy_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 Tor. Nothing to install.
tor_privacy_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 tor_privacy_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 tor_privacy_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.
tor_privacy_status is provided by the Tor MCP server (rushikeshmore/tor-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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