# docker-inspect

Inspect Docker objects (images, containers, networks, volumes)

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

## Facts

- Tool: `docker-inspect`
- 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-inspect",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why docker-inspect is rated Low

The docker-inspect tool retrieves and queries information about Docker objects (images, containers, networks, volumes). This is a read-only operation with no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or move resources. Even though Docker can expose sensitive information (like environment variables), the operation itself is purely informational.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'docker-inspect' and description states it 'Inspect Docker objects (images, containers, networks, volumes)' — inspection/introspection operations that retrieve metadata and configuration without modifying state."

## Use case

AI agents call docker-inspect 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-inspect": {}
  }
}
```

## 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-images` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-images.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