research_status
AI agents call research_status to retrieve information from NotebookLM MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Given the tool name implies checking status/state of research (not creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations), this is classified as Read. The empty description reduces confidence moderately, but the semantic meaning of 'status' in the context of a NotebookLM research tool strongly suggests a read-only query. Severity is low because status checks have minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'research_status' suggests a status-check or query operation typical of Read category functions.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
research_status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the NotebookLM MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the NotebookLM MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for research_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 NotebookLM MCP Server. Nothing to install.
research_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 research_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 research_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.
research_status is provided by the NotebookLM MCP Server MCP server (set2374/notebooklm-mcp-archived). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
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