# find

Finds files and directories using fd with structured output. Returns file paths, names, and extensions.

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

## Facts

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

## Why find is rated Low

This is a file discovery/search utility that queries the filesystem and returns information about files and directories. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute anything. The tool simply provides read access to filesystem metadata, making it a straightforward Read category risk with minimal severity.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool 'find' uses fd to return 'file paths, names, and extensions' with no mention of modification, deletion, or execution capabilities. The description explicitly indicates retrieval-only operations: 'Returns file paths, names, and extensions.'"

## Use case

AI agents call find to retrieve information from Lint 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 Lint:

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

## Other tools on Lint (201)

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