# ask_about_cocktail

Ask any question about cocktails.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `ask_about_cocktail`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/00200200-cocktails-rag-mcp/ask-about-cocktail

## Facts

- Tool: `ask_about_cocktail`
- Server: Cocktails RAG MCP Server (`00200200/cocktails-rag-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/00200200-cocktails-rag-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/00200200/cocktails-rag-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade A, 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": "ask_about_cocktail",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why ask_about_cocktail is rated Low

This tool retrieves or queries cocktail information without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. It returns data in response to natural language questions about cocktails, consistent with RAG systems that perform semantic search over static knowledge bases. No side effects, financial transactions, code execution, or destructive operations are possible.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'ask_about_cocktail' and description 'Ask any question about cocktails' indicates a query/retrieval operation. The server context confirms it provides 'cocktail recommendations' and 'search for cocktail recipes' using RAG—a read-only pattern."

## Use case

AI agents call ask_about_cocktail to retrieve information from Cocktails RAG MCP Server 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 Cocktails RAG MCP Server:

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

## Other tools on Cocktails RAG MCP Server (6)

- `get_cocktail_by_category` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/00200200-cocktails-rag-mcp/get-cocktail-by-category.md
- `get_cocktail_by_glass` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/00200200-cocktails-rag-mcp/get-cocktail-by-glass.md
- `get_cocktail_by_name` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/00200200-cocktails-rag-mcp/get-cocktail-by-name.md
- `get_cocktail_by_tags` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/00200200-cocktails-rag-mcp/get-cocktail-by-tags.md
- `suggest_cocktail` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/00200200-cocktails-rag-mcp/suggest-cocktail.md
- `suggest_cocktail_by_ingredients` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/00200200-cocktails-rag-mcp/suggest-cocktail-by-ingredients.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=00200200-cocktails-rag-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/00200200-cocktails-rag-mcp