# describe_tool

Get detailed information about a specific tool, including its input schema.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `describe_tool`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/describe-tool

## Facts

- Tool: `describe_tool`
- Server: Jshookmcp (`@jshookmcp/jshook`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @jshookmcp/jshook`
- Homepage: https://github.com/vmoranv/jshookmcp
- 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": "describe_tool",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why describe_tool is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries metadata about other tools (their schemas and documentation). It performs only read operations with no ability to modify, execute, or delete anything. The informational nature and complete lack of side effects place it in the Read category with low severity.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'describe_tool' and description 'Get detailed information about a specific tool, including its input schema' indicate pure data retrieval with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call describe_tool to retrieve information from Jshookmcp 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 Jshookmcp:

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

## Other tools on Jshookmcp (735)

- `adb_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/adb-uninstall.md
- `cleanup_artifacts` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/cleanup-artifacts.md
- `clear_all_caches` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/clear-all-caches.md
- `clear_collected_data` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/clear-collected-data.md
- `dart_destroy_session` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/dart-destroy-session.md
- `exploit_cache_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/exploit-cache-clear.md
- `exploit_cache_invalidate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/exploit-cache-invalidate.md
- `extension_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/extension-uninstall.md
- `ghidra_decompile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/ghidra-decompile.md
- `ida_decompile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/ida-decompile.md
- `jadx_decompile_apk` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/jadx-decompile-apk.md
- `manual_token_cleanup` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/manual-token-cleanup.md
- `memory_antidetection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/memory-antidetection.md
- `memory_batch_edit` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/memory-batch-edit.md
- `memory_scan_session` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/memory-scan-session.md
- `memory_unregister_type` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/memory-unregister-type.md
- `nemu_destroy_session` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/nemu-destroy-session.md
- `page_cookies` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/page-cookies.md
- `page_local_storage` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/page-local-storage.md
- `page_session_storage` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/page-session-storage.md
- `proxy_clear_logs` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/proxy-clear-logs.md
- `proxy_clear_rules` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/proxy-clear-rules.md
- `proxy_remove_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/proxy-remove-rule.md
- `reset_token_budget` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/reset-token-budget.md
- `session_progress_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/session-progress-clear.md
- `snapshot_restore` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/snapshot-restore.md
- `tls_keylog_seal` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/tls-keylog-seal.md
- `v8_heap_snapshot_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/v8-heap-snapshot-delete.md
- `webhook` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/webhook.md
- `activate_tools` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp/activate-tools.md
- …and 705 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp.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-vmoranv-jshookmcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-vmoranv-jshookmcp