# docker-images

List Docker images on the host system

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `docker-images`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-images

## Facts

- Tool: `docker-images`
- Server: Docker MCP Server (`0xshariq/docker-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/0xshariq/docker-mcp-server
- 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": "docker-images",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why docker-images is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only operation—listing existing Docker images—which retrieves information about the system state without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any resources. It has minimal blast radius even if called by an AI agent, as it only exposes metadata about available images.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'docker-images' and description 'List Docker images on the host system' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification or execution of containers."

## Use case

AI agents call docker-images to retrieve information from Docker 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 Docker MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "docker-images": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Docker MCP Server (23)

- `docker-clean` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-clean.md
- `docker-prune` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-prune.md
- `docker-remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-remove.md
- `docker-reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-reset.md
- `docker-build` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-build.md
- `docker-compose` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-compose.md
- `docker-dev` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-dev.md
- `docker-exec` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-exec.md
- `docker-login` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-login.md
- `docker-logout` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-logout.md
- `docker-publish` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-publish.md
- `docker-restart` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-restart.md
- `docker-run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-run.md
- `docker-start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-start.md
- `docker-stop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-stop.md
- `docker-containers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-containers.md
- `docker-inspect` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-inspect.md
- `docker-list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-list.md
- `docker-logs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-logs.md
- `docker-bridge` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-bridge.md
- `docker-network` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-network.md
- `docker-pull` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-pull.md
- `docker-volume` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-volume.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=0xshariq-docker-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server