# list_layouts

List available layout engines and output formats

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `list_layouts`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/list-layouts

## Facts

- Tool: `list_layouts`
- Server: ContextForge MCP Gateway (`jrmatherly/mcp-context-forge`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/jrmatherly/mcp-context-forge
- 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": "list_layouts",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why list_layouts is rated Low

The tool retrieves and displays configuration or metadata about available layout engines and formats. This is a pure read operation with no capability to modify, delete, or execute code. It poses minimal risk to system integrity or data confidentiality, making it low severity. High confidence is warranted because the description is clear and unambiguous.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description explicitly states 'List available layout engines and output formats' — a query/enumeration operation with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call list_layouts to retrieve information from ContextForge MCP Gateway 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 ContextForge MCP Gateway:

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

## Other tools on ContextForge MCP Gateway (220)

- `clear_cache` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/clear-cache.md
- `delete_slide` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/delete-slide.md
- `agent.benchmark_performance` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/agent.benchmark-performance.md
- `bitbucket_trigger_pipeline` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/bitbucket-trigger-pipeline.md
- `build_schedule` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/build-schedule.md
- `calculate_stats` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/calculate-stats.md
- `compile_document` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/compile-document.md
- `critical_path_analysis` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/critical-path-analysis.md
- `execute_code` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/execute-code.md
- `generate_qr_code` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/generate-qr-code.md
- `judge.rank_responses` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/judge.rank-responses.md
- `performance.evaluate_throughput_scaling` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/performance.evaluate-throughput-scaling.md
- `query_data` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/query-data.md
- `render_graph` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/render-graph.md
- `robustness.assess_distribution_shift` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/robustness.assess-distribution-shift.md
- `robustness.measure_input_sensitivity` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/robustness.measure-input-sensitivity.md
- `robustness.test_adversarial_inputs` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/robustness.test-adversarial-inputs.md
- `statistical_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/statistical-test.md
- `transform_data` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/transform-data.md
- `workflow.run_evaluation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/workflow.run-evaluation.md
- `agent.analyze_reasoning` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/agent.analyze-reasoning.md
- `agent.evaluate_tool_use` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/agent.evaluate-tool-use.md
- `agent.measure_task_completion` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/agent.measure-task-completion.md
- `analyze_code` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/analyze-code.md
- `analyze_csv` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/analyze-csv.md
- `analyze_dataset` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/analyze-dataset.md
- `analyze_document` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/analyze-document.md
- `analyze_feed` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/analyze-feed.md
- `analyze_graph` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/analyze-graph.md
- `analyze_text` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/analyze-text.md
- …and 190 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge.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=jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge