# read_code_file

Read a file under the project

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `read_code_file`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/read-code-file

## Facts

- Tool: `read_code_file`
- Server: FeatureBoard (`https://github.com/valentil/featureboard-mcp/releases/download/v0.7/featureboard.plugin`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/valentil/featureboard-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": "read_code_file",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why read_code_file is rated Low

This tool retrieves file contents from the project without side effects. It falls clearly into the Read category—no data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The low severity reflects minimal risk when an AI agent accesses project files; the main concern would be exposure of sensitive information within those files, but that is a data sensitivity issue rather than a tool capability risk.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'read_code_file' and description 'Read a file under the project' explicitly indicate a read-only operation with no modification, deletion, or execution."

## Use case

AI agents call read_code_file to retrieve information from FeatureBoard 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 FeatureBoard:

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

## Other tools on FeatureBoard (214)

- `cancel_booking` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/cancel-booking.md
- `cleanup_worktree` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/cleanup-worktree.md
- `delete_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/delete-task.md
- `prune_board` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/prune-board.md
- `remove_annotation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-annotation.md
- `remove_attachment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-attachment.md
- `remove_company_agreement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-company-agreement.md
- `remove_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-contact.md
- `remove_media_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-media-comment.md
- `remove_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-page.md
- `remove_product` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-product.md
- `remove_share` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-share.md
- `remove_test_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-test-page.md
- `commit_feature` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/commit-feature.md
- `create_worktree` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/create-worktree.md
- `deploy_site` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/deploy-site.md
- `drift_remediate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/drift-remediate.md
- `drift_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/drift-start.md
- `eval_model_matrix` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/eval-model-matrix.md
- `graduate_project` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/graduate-project.md
- `set_git_config` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/set-git-config.md
- `start_checks` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/start-checks.md
- `validate_packaging` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/validate-packaging.md
- `activate_license` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/activate-license.md
- `request_commercial_license` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/request-commercial-license.md
- `set_usage_type` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/set-usage-type.md
- `auto_configure_analytics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/auto-configure-analytics.md
- `bug_impact_scan` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/bug-impact-scan.md
- `check_updates` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/check-updates.md
- `churn_reconcile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/churn-reconcile.md
- …and 184 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard.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=ai-featureboard-featureboard · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/ai-featureboard-featureboard