# count

Counts pattern matches per file using ripgrep. Returns per-file match counts and totals.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `count`
- Server: Search (`Dave-London/Pare`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-pare-search.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": "count",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why count is rated Low

This is a passive query operation that retrieves statistical information about code patterns. It has no side effects on the system, data, or code execution. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius even if misused—an AI agent can only search for patterns inefficiently or excessively, not cause harm.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'Counts pattern matches per file using ripgrep', which is a read-only search operation. Ripgrep is a code search tool that does not modify data."

## Use case

AI agents call count to retrieve information from Search 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 Search:

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

## Other tools on Search (201)

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