Get current output and status of an OpenClaude session.
AI agents call session_status to retrieve information from OpenClaude MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries the current state of a session without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward status check that retrieves information only, matching the Read category profile of tools that query or fetch data without side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'session_status' and description 'Get current output and status of an OpenClaude session' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get current output and status of an OpenClaude session. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OpenClaude MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OpenClaude MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for session_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 OpenClaude MCP Server. Nothing to install.
session_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 session_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 session_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.
session_status is provided by the OpenClaude MCP Server MCP server (sandraschi/openclaude-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
session_status is one line of OpenClaude MCP Server's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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