get_course_status
Return the current status of a course build (or all active builds).
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What get_course_status does on Metis Public Health
AI agents call get_course_status to retrieve information from Metis Public Health without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_course_status is rated Low
This tool retrieves and returns information about course builds. The verb 'Return' and the read-only nature of querying build status without side effects classify it as a Read operation. The blast radius is minimal—status information is non-sensitive metadata that cannot be misused to cause harm or unauthorized changes to systems or data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_course_status' and description 'Return the current status of a course build (or all active builds)' indicate a query operation that retrieves status information without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations.
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The rule that runs get_course_status safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Metis Public Health, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_course_status, this is the rule to start with:
get_course_status is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Metis Public Health, apply this rule, and every get_course_status call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_course_status
Return the current status of a course build (or all active builds). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Metis Public Health MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Metis Public Health MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_course_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 Metis Public Health. Nothing to install.
get_course_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 get_course_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 get_course_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.
get_course_status is provided by the Metis Public Health MCP server (sveritg/metis_ph). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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