# list_gists

A read tool on the GitHub MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `list_gists`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/list-gists

## Facts

- Tool: `list_gists`
- Server: GitHub (`oci:ghcr.io/aifity/omnigit-mcp:0.5.0`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/aifity/omnigit-mcp
- 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_gists",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why list_gists is rated Low

Listing Gists is a read-only retrieval operation with no side effects. It queries existing data and returns results without altering state, triggering workflows, or affecting resources. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could enumerate gists but cannot modify, delete, or execute them via this tool alone.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'list_gists' and description states 'List Gists' — a query operation that retrieves and enumerates Gists without modification, deletion, or execution."

## Use case

AI agents call list_gists to retrieve information from GitHub 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 GitHub:

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

## Other tools on GitHub (244)

- `delete_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/delete-file.md
- `force` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/force.md
- `git_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-reset.md
- `git_worktree_prune` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-worktree-prune.md
- `git_worktree_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-worktree-remove.md
- `actions_run_trigger` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/actions-run-trigger.md
- `detach` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/detach.md
- `git_checkout` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-checkout.md
- `git_pull` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-pull.md
- `git_push` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-push.md
- `git_worktree_add` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-worktree-add.md
- `git_worktree_lock` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-worktree-lock.md
- `autoInit` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/autoinit.md
- `base` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/base.md
- `base_branch` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/base-branch.md
- `base_ref` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/base-ref.md
- `before_id` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/before-id.md
- `branch` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/branch.md
- `branch_name` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/branch-name.md
- `color` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/color.md
- `comment_id` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/comment-id.md
- `commentId` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/commentid.md
- `commit_title` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/commit-title.md
- `commitID` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/commitid.md
- `direction` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/direction.md
- `gist_id` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/gist-id.md
- `issue_number` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/issue-number.md
- `item_type` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/item-type.md
- `job_id` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/job-id.md
- `message` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/message.md
- …and 214 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp.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=io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp