# compose-ps

Lists Docker Compose services with structured state and status information.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `compose-ps`
- Server: Test (`Dave-London/Pare`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dave-london-pare-test.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": "compose-ps",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## 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 own 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."

## Use case

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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Test:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "compose-ps": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Test (201)

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