# hooks_explain

Explain routing decision with full transparency Use when native Bash hooks (via Claude Code\

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `hooks_explain`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/hooks-explain

## Facts

- Tool: `hooks_explain`
- Server: Hamza Agent Hub 252 (`hamzachallenge3-dev/hamza-agent-hub-252`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/hamzachallenge3-dev/hamza-agent-hub-252
- 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": "hooks_explain",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why hooks_explain is rated Low

This tool retrieves and explains routing decisions and hook logic without modifying system state, executing arbitrary code, or causing side effects. It is informational in nature—helping users understand how hooks work. While the description is incomplete (cuts off mid-sentence at 'Claude Code\'), the available text points to explanation/introspection rather than mutation or execution.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'hooks_explain' and description 'Explain routing decision with full transparency' indicates inspection/explanation of hook behavior."

## Use case

AI agents call hooks_explain to retrieve information from Hamza Agent Hub 252 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 Hamza Agent Hub 252:

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

## Other tools on Hamza Agent Hub 252 (580)

- `agent_terminate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/agent-terminate.md
- `agentdb_batch` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/agentdb-batch.md
- `agentdb_causal-edge-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/agentdb-causal-edge-delete.md
- `agentdb_causal-node-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/agentdb-causal-node-delete.md
- `agentdb_hierarchical-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/agentdb-hierarchical-delete.md
- `agenticow_rollback` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/agenticow-rollback.md
- `autopilot_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/autopilot-reset.md
- `cancel_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/cancel-task.md
- `config_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/config-reset.md
- `federation_wg_keyrotate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/federation-wg-keyrotate.md
- `hooks_intelligence-reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/hooks-intelligence-reset.md
- `hooks_worker-cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/hooks-worker-cancel.md
- `iot_device_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/iot-device-remove.md
- `iot_device_unpair` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/iot-device-unpair.md
- `iot_firmware_rollout_rollback` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/iot-firmware-rollout-rollback.md
- `iot_fleet_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/iot-fleet-delete.md
- `iot_fleet_remove_device` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/iot-fleet-remove-device.md
- `managed_agent_terminate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/managed-agent-terminate.md
- `memory_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/memory-delete.md
- `policy_revoke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/policy-revoke.md
- `ruvector_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/ruvector-delete.md
- `session_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/session-delete.md
- `system_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/system-reset.md
- `task_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/task-cancel.md
- `teammate_cleanup` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/teammate-cleanup.md
- `wasm_agent_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/wasm-agent-reset.md
- `wasm_gallery_remove_custom` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/wasm-gallery-remove-custom.md
- `workflow_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/workflow-cancel.md
- `workflow_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/workflow-delete.md
- `agent_execute` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252/agent-execute.md
- …and 550 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/hamza-agent-hub-252.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=hamza-agent-hub-252 · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/hamza-agent-hub-252