# rag.assess_answer_groundedness

Verify answers are grounded in provided context by checking claim support

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `rag.assess_answer_groundedness`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/jrmatherly-mcp-context-forge/rag.assess-answer-groundedness

## Facts

- Tool: `rag.assess_answer_groundedness`
- 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": "rag.assess_answer_groundedness",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why rag.assess_answer_groundedness is rated Low

The tool performs a read-only verification task: it examines answers and context to assess groundedness by checking whether claims are supported. This is purely analytical with no side effects, no data mutation, and no external execution. It fits the Read category definition: 'retrieves or queries data; no side effects.'

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name contains 'assess' and description states 'Verify answers are grounded in provided context by checking claim support' — this is a validation/analysis operation that reads and evaluates existing data without modifying, deleting, or executing external…"

## Use case

AI agents call rag.assess_answer_groundedness 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": {
    "rag.assess_answer_groundedness": {}
  }
}
```

## 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