# publish

Runs dotnet publish for deployment and returns structured output with output path and diagnostics.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `publish`
- Server: Npm (`Dave-London/Pare`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-npm.md
- 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": "publish",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why publish is rated High

This tool executes a dotnet publish command, which compiles and packages an application for deployment. It triggers an external build/publish operation whose effects depend on the arguments (target path, configuration, etc.). While it doesn't irreversibly delete data, it can overwrite output directories, trigger build scripts, and deploy artifacts.

From the tool's own definition: "'Runs dotnet publish for deployment and returns structured output with output path and diagnostics'"

## Use case

AI agents invoke publish to trigger actions in Npm. 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 Npm:

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

## Other tools on Npm (201)

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