# list_chapters

List all chapters.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `list_chapters`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/list-chapters

## Facts

- Tool: `list_chapters`
- Server: BookStack MCP Server (`derron-knox/bookstack-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Derron-Knox/bookstack-mcp-server
- 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": "list_chapters",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why list_chapters is rated Low

This tool retrieves and lists existing chapters from the BookStack knowledge base without any side effects, modifications, or destructive actions. It is a straightforward read operation that poses minimal security risk, appropriate for informational queries by AI assistants.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'list_chapters' and description 'List all chapters' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data."

## Use case

AI agents call list_chapters to retrieve information from BookStack MCP Server 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 BookStack MCP Server:

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

## Other tools on BookStack MCP Server (23)

- `delete_book` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/delete-book.md
- `delete_chapter` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/delete-chapter.md
- `delete_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/delete-page.md
- `delete_shelf` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/delete-shelf.md
- `export_chapter_html` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/export-chapter-html.md
- `export_chapter_markdown` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/export-chapter-markdown.md
- `export_chapter_pdf` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/export-chapter-pdf.md
- `export_chapter_plaintext` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/export-chapter-plaintext.md
- `get_page_content` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/get-page-content.md
- `list_books` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/list-books.md
- `list_shelves` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/list-shelves.md
- `read_book` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/read-book.md
- `read_chapter` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/read-chapter.md
- `read_shelf` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/read-shelf.md
- `search_items` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/search-items.md
- `create_book` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/create-book.md
- `create_chapter` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/create-chapter.md
- `create_page` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/create-page.md
- `create_shelf` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/create-shelf.md
- `update_book` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/update-book.md
- `update_chapter` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/update-chapter.md
- `update_page` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/update-page.md
- `update_shelf` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server/update-shelf.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=derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/derron-knox-bookstack-mcp-server