# pip-list

Runs pip list and returns a structured list of installed packages.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `pip-list`
- 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": "pip-list",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why pip-list is rated Low

The tool only retrieves and reports information about installed packages. It has no side effects, cannot modify the system state, and presents no blast radius for misuse by an AI agent. This is a straightforward information-gathering operation.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool runs 'pip list' to return a structured list of installed packages. This is a read-only operation that queries the Python environment without modifying, deleting, or executing external code."

## Use case

AI agents call pip-list 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": {
    "pip-list": {}
  }
}
```

## 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