capture_status
Inspect current capture limits and admission pressure without reading any response bodies.
tool · Connected client
Before you start
Connect to the capture Mac you want to check. You can inspect limits and pressure even before the first request arrives; no response body is needed.
Access: Your MCP client needs the captureResource capability for this tool.
Request
{
"name": "capture_status",
"arguments": {}
}No arguments are needed for this example.
Illustrative tools/call parameters. Inspect the tool’s inputSchema in tools/list before sending them.
What to look for
Inspect current capture limits and admission pressure without reading any response bodies.
If the result is unexpected
A healthy listener does not recover a previously omitted body. Trigger a new synthetic request.
What to check if access is denied
Effects and cleanup
This request reads information; it does not start a test or activate a traffic change. Treat returned metadata and any exported evidence as potentially sensitive.
Same underlying tool: joesproxyctl capture status.
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