# delimit_context_snapshot

A read tool on the Delimit MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `delimit_context_snapshot`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-context-snapshot

## Facts

- Tool: `delimit_context_snapshot`
- Server: Delimit (`delimit-cli`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit.md
- Install: `npx -y delimit-cli`
- Homepage: https://github.com/delimit-ai/delimit
- 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": "delimit_context_snapshot",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why delimit_context_snapshot is rated Low

A snapshot operation typically retrieves and captures the current state of a context without modifying it, fitting the Read category. However, the empty description prevents full confidence. Given the server's purpose (workspace governance and agent management), this likely queries contextual data for an AI coding assistant environment. No evidence of write, execution, destruction, or financial operations.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'delimit_context_snapshot' contains 'snapshot' suggesting retrieval/capture of state data. Description is empty, limiting certainty."

## Use case

AI agents call delimit_context_snapshot to retrieve information from Delimit 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 Delimit:

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

## Other tools on Delimit (206)

- `delimit_intel_dataset_freeze` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-intel-dataset-freeze.md
- `delimit_ledger_auto_cancel_stale` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-ledger-auto-cancel-stale.md
- `delimit_release_rollback` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-release-rollback.md
- `delimit_secret_revoke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-secret-revoke.md
- `delimit_build_loop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-build-loop.md
- `delimit_build_loop_daemon` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-build-loop-daemon.md
- `delimit_daemon_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-daemon-run.md
- `delimit_deploy_build` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-deploy-build.md
- `delimit_deploy_npm` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-deploy-npm.md
- `delimit_deploy_plan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-deploy-plan.md
- `delimit_deploy_publish` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-deploy-publish.md
- `delimit_deploy_rollback` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-deploy-rollback.md
- `delimit_deploy_site` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-deploy-site.md
- `delimit_deploy_verify` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-deploy-verify.md
- `delimit_executor` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-executor.md
- `delimit_gov_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-gov-run.md
- `delimit_story_build` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-story-build.md
- `delimit_content_queue` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-content-queue.md
- `delimit_control` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-control.md
- `delimit_cost_alert` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-cost-alert.md
- `delimit_design_component_library` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-design-component-library.md
- `delimit_ledger_auto_close_external` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-ledger-auto-close-external.md
- `delimit_ledger_groom` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-ledger-groom.md
- `delimit_quickstart` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-quickstart.md
- `delimit_resource_drivers` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-resource-drivers.md
- `delimit_semver` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-semver.md
- `delimit_social_accounts` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-social-accounts.md
- `delimit_social_daemon` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-social-daemon.md
- `delimit_social_target` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-social-target.md
- `delimit_ventures` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit/delimit-ventures.md
- …and 176 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/delimit.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=delimit · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/delimit