Get the current status of the GDB session.
AI agents call gdb_get_status to retrieve information from Gdb Multiarch without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries state information about an active GDB debugging session. It has no side effects, does not execute code, does not modify data, and does not perform destructive or financial operations.
From the tool's definition The tool 'gdb_get_status' retrieves the current status of the GDB session with no modification or execution capability indicated. The verb 'get' and the read-only nature of status queries are characteristic of Read operations.
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Get the current status of the GDB session. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Gdb Multiarch MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Gdb Multiarch MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gdb_get_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 Gdb Multiarch. Nothing to install.
gdb_get_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 gdb_get_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 gdb_get_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.
gdb_get_status is provided by the Gdb Multiarch MCP server (sbergeron42/gdb-multiarch-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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