# pip-audit

Runs pip-audit and returns a structured vulnerability report.

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

## Facts

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

## Why pip-audit is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only security audit operation. It queries package vulnerability databases and reports findings but does not install packages, modify code, delete files, execute arbitrary commands, or commit financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could only gather information about package vulnerabilities.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool runs pip-audit and returns a structured vulnerability report. Pip-audit is a scanning/auditing tool that identifies known vulnerabilities in Python packages without modifying systems or code."

## Use case

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

## 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