Get the status and health information of the EdgeLake node
AI agents call node_status to retrieve information from EdgeLake 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 and retrieves status/health information from the EdgeLake node but does not modify, execute operations, delete data, or move resources. It is a pure read operation for monitoring purposes, making it low severity with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'node_status' and description 'Get the status and health information of the EdgeLake node' indicate data retrieval without side effects. Returns node status and health metrics only.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the status and health information of the EdgeLake node. It is categorised as a Read tool in the EdgeLake MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the EdgeLake MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for node_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 EdgeLake MCP Server. Nothing to install.
node_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 node_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 node_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.
node_status is provided by the EdgeLake MCP Server MCP server (tom-viviano/edgelake-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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