docker-list
List all available Docker MCP tools and CLI aliases with usage examples
This record as markdown: /tools/0xshariq-docker-mcp-server/docker-list.md
What docker-list does on Docker MCP Server
AI agents call docker-list 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.
Why docker-list is rated Low
This tool retrieves and displays metadata about available Docker tools and aliases. It performs a read-only query operation with no capability to create, modify, delete, execute arbitrary operations, or trigger state changes. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—at worst, an agent gains knowledge of available commands, which is informational only.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'docker-list' and description 'List all available Docker MCP tools and CLI aliases with usage examples' indicate retrieval of information without modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs docker-list safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Docker MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For docker-list, this is the rule to start with:
docker-list is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Docker MCP Server, apply this rule, and every docker-list call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about docker-list
List all available Docker MCP tools and CLI aliases with usage examples. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Docker MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Docker MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for docker-list: 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 Docker MCP Server. Nothing to install.
docker-list 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 docker-list 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 docker-list. 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.
docker-list is provided by the Docker MCP Server MCP server (0xshariq/docker-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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