# poetry

Runs Poetry commands and returns structured output.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `poetry`
- Server: Github (`@paretools/github`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-github.md
- Install: `npx -y @paretools/github`
- 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": "poetry",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why poetry is rated High

This tool executes Poetry commands (a Python dependency/package manager) on the system. Since it runs arbitrary CLI commands, it can install/remove packages, modify project configuration, publish packages, run scripts, etc. The blast radius is high because an AI agent could use it to install malicious packages, exfiltrate data via published packages, or alter project dependencies in harmful ways.

From the tool's own definition: "'Runs Poetry commands' — actively executes arbitrary Poetry CLI commands"

## Use case

AI agents invoke poetry to trigger actions in Github. 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 Github:

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

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

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