shadcn_registry_categories
List every category in the live shadcn.io community registry, with item counts. The community registry is much larger than the official primitives — 7,732 items across 56 categories (dashboard, hero, pricing, chat, billing, sidebar, etc.). Use this to discover what whole patterns exist before sea...
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What shadcn_registry_categories does on 0nmcp
AI agents call shadcn_registry_categories to retrieve information from 0nmcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why shadcn_registry_categories is rated Low
Even though shadcn_registry_categories only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs shadcn_registry_categories safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and 0nmcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For shadcn_registry_categories, this is the rule to start with:
shadcn_registry_categories is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect 0nmcp, apply this rule, and every shadcn_registry_categories call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about shadcn_registry_categories
List every category in the live shadcn.io community registry, with item counts. The community registry is much larger than the official primitives — 7,732 items across 56 categories (dashboard, hero, pricing, chat, billing, sidebar, etc.). Use this to discover what whole patterns exist before searching or browsing. It is categorised as a Read tool in the 0nmcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the 0n MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for shadcn_registry_categories: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches 0nmcp. Nothing to install.
shadcn_registry_categories is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the shadcn_registry_categories rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for shadcn_registry_categories. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
shadcn_registry_categories is provided by the 0n MCP server (0nmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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