# reflog

Returns reference log entries as structured data, useful for recovery operations. Also supports checking if a reflog exists.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `reflog`
- Server: Git (`Dave-London/Pare`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-git.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": "reflog",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why reflog is rated Low

The reflog tool performs read-only operations: retrieving git reference logs and checking reflog existence. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute arbitrary code. While reflog data can be useful for recovery operations, the tool itself only exposes data retrieval capabilities.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool 'reflog' 'returns reference log entries as structured data' and 'supports checking if a reflog exists'. These are query/retrieval operations with no modification of repository state."

## Use case

AI agents call reflog to retrieve information from Git 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 Git:

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

## 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
- `audit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-git/audit.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
- …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