stash-list
Lists all stash entries with index, message, date, branch, and optional file change summary. Returns structured stash data.
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What stash-list does on Npm
AI agents call stash-list to retrieve information from Npm without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why stash-list is rated Low
This tool queries and returns stash information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a pure read operation that retrieves existing stash metadata. Low severity because accessing stash history poses minimal risk even if misused by an agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'stash-list' and description 'Lists all stash entries with index, message, date, branch, and optional file change summary. Returns structured stash data.' indicate a retrieval operation with no modifications.
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The rule that runs stash-list safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Npm, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For stash-list, this is the rule to start with:
stash-list is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Npm, apply this rule, and every stash-list call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about stash-list
Lists all stash entries with index, message, date, branch, and optional file change summary. Returns structured stash data. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Npm MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Npm MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for stash-list: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Npm. Nothing to install.
stash-list is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the stash-list rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for stash-list. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
stash-list is provided by the Npm MCP server (Dave-London/Pare). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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