Low Risk

consensus_status

v3.1.0 M6: Return the count of pending cross-IDE conflicts +

How to control consensus_status ↓

What consensus_status does on Codevira MCP

AI agents call consensus_status to retrieve information from Codevira MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Low Risk

Why consensus_status needs a policy

The tool appears to retrieve and report conflict status counts, which is a read-only operation. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The incomplete description ('...+') prevents full analysis, but the clear 'return the count' language indicates a status query rather than any action. This is categorized as Read with high confidence.

From the tool's definition Tool description indicates it 'Return[s] the count of pending cross-IDE conflicts' — a retrieval/query operation that reports status without modifying data or triggering side effects.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access consensus_status gives an agent:

How to control consensus_status

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Codevira MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for consensus_status:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "consensus_status": {}
  }
}

consensus_status is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Codevira MCP — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about consensus_status

What does the consensus_status tool do? +

v3.1.0 M6: Return the count of pending cross-IDE conflicts +. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Codevira MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on consensus_status? +

Register the Codevira MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for consensus_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 Codevira MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is consensus_status? +

consensus_status is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit consensus_status? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the consensus_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.

How do I block consensus_status completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for consensus_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.

What MCP server provides consensus_status? +

consensus_status is provided by the Codevira MCP server (sachinshelke/codevira). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Codevira MCP tool call.

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