Returns battery status if available (desktop machines may not expose this).
AI agents call get_battery_info to retrieve information from Laptop Hardware MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and reports battery status information without any side effects, state changes, or ability to modify system behavior. It is a simple data query operation consistent with monitoring use cases. The low severity reflects that battery status information poses minimal security risk if disclosed to an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_battery_info' and description 'Returns battery status' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of commands. It queries read-only system telemetry data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Returns battery status if available (desktop machines may not expose this). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Laptop Hardware MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Laptop Hardware MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_battery_info: 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 Laptop Hardware MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_battery_info 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 get_battery_info 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 get_battery_info. 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.
get_battery_info is provided by the Laptop Hardware MCP Server MCP server (shreshtthh/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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