# debug_providers

Debug tool that reports provider resolution details

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `debug_providers`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/debug-providers

## Facts

- Tool: `debug_providers`
- Server: Frontmcp (`agentfront/frontmcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/agentfront/frontmcp
- 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": "debug_providers",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why debug_providers is rated Low

The tool returns diagnostic information about how providers are resolved within the MCP framework. It has no capability to modify state, execute external operations, or delete data. The 'reports' verb indicates data retrieval only. Typical blast radius if misused by an AI agent is minimal—worst case is information disclosure about internal system architecture, which has low impact.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'debug_providers' and description states it 'reports provider resolution details' — this is introspection/querying that retrieves debugging information about internal provider state with no side effects or modifications."

## Use case

AI agents call debug_providers to retrieve information from Frontmcp 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 Frontmcp:

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

## Other tools on Frontmcp (205)

- `clear-audit-log` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/clear-audit-log.md
- `clear-replay-buffer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/clear-replay-buffer.md
- `clear-session-notifications` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/clear-session-notifications.md
- `crm-reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/crm-reset.md
- `delete-vault-entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/delete-vault-entry.md
- `notes-reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/notes-reset.md
- `remove_job` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/remove-job.md
- `remove_workflow` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/remove-workflow.md
- `reset-stats` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/reset-stats.md
- `secret` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/secret.md
- `users-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/users-delete.md
- `admin_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/admin-action.md
- `admin-background-job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/admin-background-job.md
- `admin-only` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/admin-only.md
- `browser_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/browser-test.md
- `build-shell` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/build-shell.md
- `cancellable-wait` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/cancellable-wait.md
- `cold-start-test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/cold-start-test.md
- `concurrency-mutex` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/concurrency-mutex.md
- `concurrency-queued` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/concurrency-queued.md
- `deploy_application` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/deploy-application.md
- `emit-app-event` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/emit-app-event.md
- `execute_job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/execute-job.md
- `execute_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/execute-workflow.md
- `expensive-operation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/expensive-operation.md
- `experimental-agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/experimental-agent.md
- `gated-acme` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/gated-acme.md
- `load-component` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/load-component.md
- `long-running-task` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/long-running-task.md
- `node_runtime_tool` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/node-runtime-tool.md
- …and 175 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp.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=frontmcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/frontmcp