Return whether LTspice UI appears to be running on this machine.
AI agents call getLtspiceUiStatus to retrieve information from Ltspice without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves the current state of the LTspice UI process without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It is purely informational and analogous to checking if a process is running. Misuse would have minimal impact—an agent might make incorrect decisions based on false status information, but cannot damage systems, data, or operations through this tool alone.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getLtspiceUiStatus' and description 'Return whether LTspice UI appears to be running on this machine' indicate a simple status query with no side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access getLtspiceUiStatus gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Ltspice, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for getLtspiceUiStatus:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"getLtspiceUiStatus": {}
}
}getLtspiceUiStatus is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Return whether LTspice UI appears to be running on this machine. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ltspice MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ltspice MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getLtspiceUiStatus: 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 Ltspice. Nothing to install.
getLtspiceUiStatus 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 getLtspiceUiStatus 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 getLtspiceUiStatus. 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.
getLtspiceUiStatus is provided by the Ltspice MCP server (xuio/ltspice-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Ltspice, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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