# vcs_show

Inspect a commit or a file at a revision. With no path: commit metadata (hash, author, date, subject, body) plus its patch (tail-truncated). With a path: the file's full content at that ref. ref defaults to HEAD and accepts any revision (branch, tag, sha, HEAD~2). Read-only.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `vcs_show`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/vcs-show

## Facts

- Tool: `vcs_show`
- Server: Breakpoint (`breakpoint-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y breakpoint-mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/breakpoint-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `ref` | string | no | Revision to show (default HEAD): branch, tag, sha, or HEAD~n |
| `path` | string | no | If set, return this file's content at <ref> instead of the commit |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

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

## Why vcs_show is rated Low

This tool performs only retrieval and inspection operations (viewing commit history, file content at specific revisions). There are no side effects, modifications, deletions, or external operations triggered. The explicit 'Read-only' designation and lack of mutation capabilities clearly classify this as a Read operation with minimal security risk.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description explicitly states 'Read-only' and 'Inspect a commit or a file at a revision'. It retrieves commit metadata, patches, and file content without modifying any data."

Risk signals: Accepts file system path (path)

## Use case

AI agents call vcs_show to retrieve information from Breakpoint 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 Breakpoint:

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

## Other tools on Breakpoint (273)

- `anim_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/anim-delete.md
- `anim_remove_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/anim-remove-key.md
- `filesystem_move` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/filesystem-move.md
- `gd_rename` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/gd-rename.md
- `inputmap_erase_action` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/inputmap-erase-action.md
- `mp_wire_rpc` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/mp-wire-rpc.md
- `node_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/node-delete.md
- `project_remove_autoload` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/project-remove-autoload.md
- `resource_save` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/resource-save.md
- `resource_set_import_settings` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/resource-set-import-settings.md
- `runtime_node_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/runtime-node-remove.md
- `runtime_peer_stop` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/runtime-peer-stop.md
- `scene_close` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/scene-close.md
- `scene_reload` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/scene-reload.md
- `shader_set_code` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/shader-set-code.md
- `tilemap_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/tilemap-clear.md
- `vcs_restore` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/vcs-restore.md
- `vcs_stash` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/vcs-stash.md
- `cs_dbg_attach` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-attach.md
- `cs_dbg_continue` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-continue.md
- `cs_dbg_launch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-launch.md
- `cs_dbg_restart` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-restart.md
- `cs_dbg_set_breakpoints` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-set-breakpoints.md
- `cs_dbg_set_exception_breakpoints` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-set-exception-breakpoints.md
- `cs_dbg_set_variable` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-set-variable.md
- `cs_dbg_step` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/cs-dbg-step.md
- `dbg_attach` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/dbg-attach.md
- `dbg_continue` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/dbg-continue.md
- `dbg_data_breakpoints` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/dbg-data-breakpoints.md
- `dbg_goto` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp/dbg-goto.md
- …and 243 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/breakpoint-mcp.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=breakpoint-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/breakpoint-mcp