# set_project_root

Switch the active project memory database to the given absolute project path. Use at session start when the server was launched outside the project directory

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `set_project_root`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/set-project-root

## Facts

- Tool: `set_project_root`
- Server: Project Guardian MCP (`1999azzar/project-guardian-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/1999AZZAR/project-guardian-mcp-server
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "set_project_root",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why set_project_root is rated Medium

Tool modifies application state by redirecting database operations to different project contexts, affecting subsequent tool behavior.

From the tool's own definition: "Switch active project memory database to given absolute project path."

## Use case

AI agents use set_project_root to create or update resources in Project Guardian MCP, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Project Guardian MCP environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Project Guardian MCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "set_project_root": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "set_project_root_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Project Guardian MCP (37)

- `cache_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/cache-delete.md
- `delete_data` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/delete-data.md
- `delete_entity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/delete-entity.md
- `delete_observation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/delete-observation.md
- `delete_relation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/delete-relation.md
- `close_ui` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/close-ui.md
- `execute_sql` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/execute-sql.md
- `initialize_memory` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/initialize-memory.md
- `scan_container_image` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/scan-container-image.md
- `start_ui` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/start-ui.md
- `stop_ui` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/stop-ui.md
- `analyze_git_changes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/analyze-git-changes.md
- `cache_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/cache-get.md
- `cache_scan` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/cache-scan.md
- `export_data` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/export-data.md
- `get_file_context` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/get-file-context.md
- `get_project_guidance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/get-project-guidance.md
- `get_session_context` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/get-session-context.md
- `get_timeline` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/get-timeline.md
- `inspect_untrusted_text` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/inspect-untrusted-text.md
- `list_harness_stores` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/list-harness-stores.md
- `open_node` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/open-node.md
- `query_data` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/query-data.md
- `read_graph` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/read-graph.md
- `read_graph_stream` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/read-graph-stream.md
- `scan_project_secrets` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/scan-project-secrets.md
- `search_nodes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/search-nodes.md
- `sync_central_memory` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/sync-central-memory.md
- `add_observation` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/add-observation.md
- `cache_set` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server/cache-set.md
- …and 7 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server.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=1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/1999azzar-project-guardian-mcp-server