# desktop_commander_status

${DEPRECATED} Check whether Desktop Commander MCP server is configured.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `desktop_commander_status`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/desktop-commander-status

## Facts

- Tool: `desktop_commander_status`
- Server: LocalAnt (`yuga-hashimoto/localant`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/yuga-hashimoto/localant
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "desktop_commander_status",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why desktop_commander_status is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only query to determine the configuration status of another MCP server. It has no side effects, does not execute commands, modify data, or perform destructive actions. The verb 'check' confirms it is purely informational. The DEPRECATED marker suggests reduced risk. Classification as Read with low severity is appropriate for a simple status inspection.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'desktop_commander_status' and description 'Check whether Desktop Commander MCP server is configured' indicate a status check operation that retrieves configuration state without modifying or executing anything."

## Use case

AI agents call desktop_commander_status to retrieve information from LocalAnt without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches LocalAnt:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "desktop_commander_status": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on LocalAnt (215)

- `adb_clear_logcat` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-clear-logcat.md
- `adb_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-uninstall.md
- `fs_delete_file_with_approval` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/fs-delete-file-with-approval.md
- `git_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/git-reset.md
- `git_reset_hard` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/git-reset-hard.md
- `git_restore_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/git-restore-file.md
- `mcp_server_unregister` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/mcp-server-unregister.md
- `secret_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/secret-remove.md
- `shell_remove_allowed_command` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/shell-remove-allowed-command.md
- `skill_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/skill-uninstall.md
- `adb_input_text` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-input-text.md
- `adb_install_apk` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-install-apk.md
- `adb_keyevent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-keyevent.md
- `adb_shell` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-shell.md
- `adb_start_app` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-start-app.md
- `adb_stop_app` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-stop-app.md
- `adb_swipe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-swipe.md
- `adb_tap` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-tap.md
- `agent_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/agent-run.md
- `approval_approve` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/approval-approve.md
- `autopilot` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/autopilot.md
- `bash` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/bash.md
- `browser_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/browser-click.md
- `browser_close` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/browser-close.md
- `browser_evaluate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/browser-evaluate.md
- `browser_open` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/browser-open.md
- `browser_press` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/browser-press.md
- `browser_scroll` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/browser-scroll.md
- `browser_select` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/browser-select.md
- `browser_type` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/browser-type.md
- …and 185 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=yuga-hashimoto-localant · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/yuga-hashimoto-localant