Verificar paquetes desactualizados
AI agents call npm_outdated to retrieve information from NPM MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and reports information about outdated packages in a project's dependencies. It performs no side effects—no code execution, no data modification, no deletions. It is purely informational, similar to npm_list and npm_search on the same server, making it a Read operation with low risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'npm_outdated' and description 'Verificar paquetes desactualizados' (Verify outdated packages) indicates a query operation that checks the status of packages without modifying, executing, or deleting anything.
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Verificar paquetes desactualizados. It is categorised as a Read tool in the NPM MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the NPM MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for npm_outdated: 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 NPM MCP Server. Nothing to install.
npm_outdated 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 npm_outdated 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 npm_outdated. 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.
npm_outdated is provided by the NPM MCP Server MCP server (kpangaa/npm-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
npm_outdated is one line of NPM MCP Server's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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