# output

Shows Terraform output values from the current state. Returns structured name/value/type/sensitive data.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `output`
- 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": "output",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why output is rated Low

This is a read-only query operation that retrieves and displays Terraform output variables. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute anything. The data returned may contain sensitive information, but accessing it is a passive read operation. Severity is low because misuse would only expose information already in the Terraform state, not cause infrastructure changes or data loss.

From the tool's own definition: "The tool 'output' performs a retrieval operation: 'Shows Terraform output values from the current state.' It returns structured data (name/value/type/sensitive) without modifying infrastructure or state."

## Use case

AI agents call output 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": {
    "output": {}
  }
}
```

## 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