compose-ps
Lists Docker Compose services with structured state and status information.
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What compose-ps does on Test
AI agents call compose-ps to retrieve information from Test without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why compose-ps is rated Low
The tool performs information retrieval about Docker Compose services' state and status. It has no side effects, does not execute commands, does not modify infrastructure, and does not delete or create resources. This is a straightforward Read category risk with low severity since querying service status poses minimal security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it "Lists Docker Compose services with structured state and status information" — this is a read-only query operation that retrieves and returns data without modifying anything.
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The rule that runs compose-ps safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Test, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For compose-ps, this is the rule to start with:
compose-ps 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 Test, apply this rule, and every compose-ps call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about compose-ps
Lists Docker Compose services with structured state and status information. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Test MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Test MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for compose-ps: 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 Test. Nothing to install.
compose-ps 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 compose-ps 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 compose-ps. 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.
compose-ps is provided by the Test 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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