# kb_read

A read tool on the Container-MCP MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `kb_read`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/kb-read

## Facts

- Tool: `kb_read`
- Server: Container-MCP (`54rt1n/container-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/54rt1n/container-mcp
- 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": "kb_read",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why kb_read is rated Low

The naming convention and context within a knowledge base API indicate this tool retrieves or queries knowledge base data. No evidence suggests it modifies, deletes, or executes operations with side effects. The empty description prevents higher confidence, but the pattern of companion tools and the 'read' verb are reliable indicators of a Read category tool.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'kb_read' combined with sibling tools 'kb_create_document', 'kb_manage', and 'kb_search' indicates this is part of a knowledge base (kb) system."

## Use case

AI agents call kb_read to retrieve information from Container-MCP 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 Container-MCP:

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

## Other tools on Container-MCP (26)

- `fs_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/fs-delete.md
- `list_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/list-delete.md
- `system_run_command` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/system-run-command.md
- `system_run_python` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/system-run-python.md
- `web_browse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/web-browse.md
- `fs_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/fs-list.md
- `fs_read` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/fs-read.md
- `health_check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/health-check.md
- `kb_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/kb-search.md
- `list_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/list-get.md
- `list_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/list-search.md
- `market_query` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/market-query.md
- `rss_fetch` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/rss-fetch.md
- `system_env_var` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/system-env-var.md
- `web_scrape` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/web-scrape.md
- `web_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/web-search.md
- `fs_apply_diff` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/fs-apply-diff.md
- `fs_move` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/fs-move.md
- `fs_write` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/fs-write.md
- `kb_create_document` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/kb-create-document.md
- `kb_manage` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/kb-manage.md
- `kb_update_triples` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/kb-update-triples.md
- `kb_write_content` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/kb-write-content.md
- `list_create` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/list-create.md
- `list_modify` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/list-modify.md
- `list_update` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54rt1n-container-mcp/list-update.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=54rt1n-container-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/54rt1n-container-mcp