Check Docker container status in working directory
AI agents call ssh_docker_status to retrieve information from SSH MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool reads and reports the current status of Docker containers in the working directory. This is a read-only operation with no side effects. Severity is low since it only retrieves status information. Confidence is slightly reduced because the description is brief and doesn't explicitly confirm no side effects, but 'Check status' strongly implies a read operation.
From the tool's definition 'Check Docker container status' - this retrieves/queries the status of Docker containers
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Check Docker container status in working directory. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SSH MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the SSH MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ssh_docker_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 SSH MCP Server. Nothing to install.
ssh_docker_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 ssh_docker_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 ssh_docker_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.
ssh_docker_status is provided by the SSH MCP Server MCP server (widjis/mcp-ssh). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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