AI agents call status to retrieve information from ClawMem without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and reports on the status and statistics of the memory index—a read-only informational operation. It has no side effects, does not modify data, and does not execute external operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal, as an AI agent accessing index statistics cannot cause harm beyond potential information disclosure about what is stored.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'status' and description 'Show ClawMem index status with content type distribution' indicate retrieval of metadata about the index state, with no modification or execution implied.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access status gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and ClawMem, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for status:
{
"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.
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Show ClawMem index status with content type distribution. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ClawMem MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ClawMem 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 ClawMem. Nothing to install.
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 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 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.
status is provided by the ClawMem MCP server (yoloshii/clawmem). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 30 ClawMem tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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30 ClawMem tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.