# validate

Validates Terraform configuration files for syntax and consistency errors. Returns structured diagnostics.

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

## Facts

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

## Why validate is rated Low

This tool performs static analysis and validation of Terraform configuration files, examining them for syntax and consistency issues. No modifications are made to files or infrastructure, no commands are executed, and no resources are created or destroyed.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'Validates Terraform configuration files for syntax and consistency errors. Returns structured diagnostics.' Validation is a read-only operation that analyzes files without modifying, deleting, or executing infrastructure changes."

## Use case

AI agents call validate to retrieve information from Go 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 Go:

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

## Other tools on Go (201)

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