# delimit_help

A read tool on the Delimit MCP server.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `delimit_help`
- 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_help",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why delimit_help is rated Low

The tool name 'help' strongly suggests it retrieves informational content rather than modifying state, executing code, or performing destructive actions. However, confidence is moderate (0.7) rather than high because the description is empty, leaving some ambiguity about actual functionality. Without evidence of side effects, the most conservative classification is Read.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool named 'delimit_help' with no description provided. Based on naming convention alone, 'help' typically retrieves or displays documentation/information without side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call delimit_help 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_help": {}
  }
}
```

## 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