# repo-view

Views repository details. Returns structured data with name, owner, description, stars, forks, languages, topics, license, and dates.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `repo-view`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/repo-view

## Facts

- Tool: `repo-view`
- Server: Cargo (`Dave-London/Pare`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Dave-London/pare
- 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": "repo-view",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why repo-view is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries repository information without modifying, executing, deleting, or committing financial transactions. The returned data (name, owner, description, stars, forks, languages, topics, license, dates) are all read-only attributes. There are no side effects or state changes.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'repo-view' and description 'Views repository details. Returns structured data with name, owner, description, stars, forks, languages, topics, license, and dates.' indicate read-only retrieval of public repository metadata."

## Use case

AI agents call repo-view to retrieve information from Cargo 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 Cargo:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "repo-view": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Cargo (201)

- `branch` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/branch.md
- `clean` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/clean.md
- `pr-close` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/pr-close.md
- `remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/remove.md
- `reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/reset.md
- `secret-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/secret-delete.md
- `tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/tag.md
- `variable-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/variable-delete.md
- `workspace` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/workspace.md
- `add` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/add.md
- `add-package` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/add-package.md
- `ansible-galaxy` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/ansible-galaxy.md
- `ansible-playbook` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/ansible-playbook.md
- `api` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/api.md
- `apply` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/apply.md
- `bazel` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/bazel.md
- `biome-check` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/biome-check.md
- `bisect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/bisect.md
- `black` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/black.md
- `build` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/build.md
- `bundle-exec` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/bundle-exec.md
- `bundle-install` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/bundle-install.md
- `check` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/check.md
- `cherry-pick` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/cherry-pick.md
- `clippy` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/clippy.md
- `cmake` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/cmake.md
- `compose-build` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/compose-build.md
- `compose-down` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/compose-down.md
- `compose-up` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/compose-up.md
- `conda` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo/conda.md
- …and 171 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-cargo.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-dave-london-cargo · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-dave-london-cargo