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status

Get the current status of the CS2 server.

How to control status ↓

What status does on CS2 RCON MCP Server

AI agents call status to retrieve information from CS2 RCON MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why status needs a policy

This tool queries the current state of the game server and returns information about its status. It performs no modifications, deletions, code execution, or financial operations. The data retrieved is informational only, making it a Read operation with low severity—misuse would at worst provide stale server information to an AI agent.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'status' and description 'Get the current status of the CS2 server' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The description explicitly uses 'Get', a read-only verb.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access status gives an agent:

How to control status

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and CS2 RCON MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for status:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "status": {}
  }
}

status is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register CS2 RCON MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about status

What does the status tool do? +

Get the current status of the CS2 server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the CS2 RCON MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on status? +

Register the CS2 RCON MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for 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 CS2 RCON MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is status? +

status is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit status? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the 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.

How do I block status completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for 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.

What MCP server provides status? +

status is provided by the CS2 RCON MCP Server MCP server (v9rt3x/cs2-rcon-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every CS2 RCON MCP Server tool call.

Start from CS2 RCON MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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