Return local policy and dependency status without contacting AWS.
AI agents call get_runner_status to retrieve information from AWS Notebook Runner MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves local system state (policy and dependency status) without modifying anything or executing external operations. It is a pure read operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent, since it only surfaces local configuration information.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Return local policy and dependency status without contacting AWS.' The verb 'return' and 'status' indicate information retrieval. The explicit exclusion of AWS contact confirms no side effects or external operations are triggered.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Return local policy and dependency status without contacting AWS. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AWS Notebook Runner MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AWS Notebook Runner MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_runner_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 AWS Notebook Runner MCP. Nothing to install.
get_runner_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 get_runner_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 get_runner_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.
get_runner_status is provided by the AWS Notebook Runner MCP server (yummytastycode/aws-notebook-runner-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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