# list_templates

List all available command templates that can be used with run_ssh_command.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `list_templates`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/list-templates

## Facts

- Tool: `list_templates`
- Server: SSH MCP Server (`bhayanak/ssh-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/bhayanak/ssh-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": "list_templates",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why list_templates is rated Low

This tool queries and returns a list of available templates without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely informational and has no blast radius if misused by an AI agent, as it only exposes metadata about what templates exist.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'list_templates' and description states it 'List[s] all available command templates' — a retrieval operation with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call list_templates to retrieve information from SSH 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 SSH MCP Server:

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

## Other tools on SSH MCP Server (22)

- `cancel_background_job` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/cancel-background-job.md
- `remove_ssh_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/remove-ssh-key.md
- `revoke_cert` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/revoke-cert.md
- `sftp_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/sftp-delete.md
- `approve_request` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/approve-request.md
- `request_approval` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/request-approval.md
- `run_ssh_command` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/run-ssh-command.md
- `run_ssh_command_background` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/run-ssh-command-background.md
- `ssh_connect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/ssh-connect.md
- `get_audit_logs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/get-audit-logs.md
- `get_host_facts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/get-host-facts.md
- `list_background_jobs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/list-background-jobs.md
- `list_hosts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/list-hosts.md
- `list_pending_approvals` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/list-pending-approvals.md
- `poll_background_job` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/poll-background-job.md
- `sftp_list_directory` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/sftp-list-directory.md
- `ssh_list_sessions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/ssh-list-sessions.md
- `ssh_session_ping` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/ssh-session-ping.md
- `add_ssh_key` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/add-ssh-key.md
- `issue_cert` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/issue-cert.md
- `ssh_disconnect` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/ssh-disconnect.md
- `transfer_file` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server/transfer-file.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=bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/bhayanak-ssh-mcp-server