# delimit_explain

A read tool on the Delimit MCP server.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `delimit_explain`
- 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_explain",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why delimit_explain is rated Low

The tool name implies explanation or documentation retrieval without modification capabilities. While the empty description reduces confidence, the context of governance and monitoring tools suggests this provides read-only access to information. No evidence of data modification, deletion, code execution, or financial operations.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'delimit_explain' suggests information retrieval or documentation; description is empty, limiting confidence. Based on naming convention and sibling tools (audit, dashboard, status), this appears to be a query/read operation."

## Use case

AI agents call delimit_explain 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_explain": {}
  }
}
```

## 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