# audit

Runs cargo audit and returns structured vulnerability data.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `audit`
- Server: Git (`Dave-London/Pare`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-git.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Dave-London/pare
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "audit",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why audit is rated High

The tool executes an external process (cargo audit) on the local environment. While it is read-only in intent (scanning for vulnerabilities), it runs arbitrary external tooling, which places it in the Execute category. Misuse or unexpected behavior could expose sensitive dependency information or trigger unintended side effects.

From the tool's own definition: "'Runs cargo audit' — executes an external command (cargo audit) that scans dependencies and returns structured vulnerability data."

## Use case

AI agents invoke audit to trigger actions in Git. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Git:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "audit": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "audit_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Git (201)

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