# dephq_app_show

Return source metadata, status, listing information, and other safe creator details for one owned app.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `dephq_app_show`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/dephq-mcp/dephq-app-show

## Facts

- Tool: `dephq_app_show`
- Server: Dephq (`@dephq/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/dephq-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @dephq/mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dephq/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `app_id` | string | yes |  |

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": "dephq_app_show",
    "arguments": {
      "app_id": "<app_id>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why dephq_app_show is rated Low

This tool retrieves and displays metadata and status information about an app. It performs no modifications, deletions, or execution of external operations. The description explicitly notes 'safe creator details,' reinforcing that it is informational retrieval only. This is a classic Read operation with minimal risk.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'Return[s] source metadata, status, listing information, and other safe creator details for one owned app.' The verb 'return' and the emphasis on retrieving safe, non-sensitive information indicates a read-only operation with no…"

## Use case

AI agents call dephq_app_show to retrieve information from Dephq 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 Dephq:

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

## Other tools on Dephq (11)

- `dephq_app_unpublish` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dephq-mcp/dephq-app-unpublish.md
- `dephq_app_check` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dephq-mcp/dephq-app-check.md
- `dephq_account` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dephq-mcp/dephq-account.md
- `dephq_app_versions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dephq-mcp/dephq-app-versions.md
- `dephq_apps_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dephq-mcp/dephq-apps-list.md
- `dephq_project_validate` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dephq-mcp/dephq-project-validate.md
- `dephq_sync_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dephq-mcp/dephq-sync-status.md
- `dephq_app_publish` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dephq-mcp/dephq-app-publish.md
- `dephq_app_rollback` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dephq-mcp/dephq-app-rollback.md
- `dephq_project_init` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dephq-mcp/dephq-project-init.md
- `dephq_project_sync` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dephq-mcp/dephq-project-sync.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=dephq-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/dephq-mcp