# 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-http/reflog

## Facts

- Tool: `reflog`
- Server: Http (`@paretools/http`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-http.md
- Install: `npx -y @paretools/http`
- 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

This tool retrieves and queries reference log data without side effects. It is informational in nature, returning historical information useful for recovery operations but not performing any modifications, destructive actions, or executing code. The severity is low because misuse would only expose read access to historical data.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool returns 'reference log entries as structured data' and supports 'checking if a reflog exists' — both are read-only query operations. No modification, deletion, or execution described."

## Use case

AI agents call reflog to retrieve information from Http 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 Http:

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

## Other tools on Http (201)

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