# local_ydb_auth_check

Read-only auth audit that checks anonymous viewer whoami status and configured YDB CLI tenant access, using root credentials when rootPasswordFile is configured. Use after auth hardening or password rotation to verify the expected posture.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `local_ydb_auth_check`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-auth-check

## Facts

- Tool: `local_ydb_auth_check`
- Server: Local Ydb (`@astandrik/local-ydb-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb.md
- Install: `npx -y @astandrik/local-ydb-mcp`
- Homepage: git+https://github.com/astandrik/local-ydb-toolkit.git
- 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": "local_ydb_auth_check",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why local_ydb_auth_check is rated Low

This tool performs authentication and authorization verification queries without creating, modifying, or deleting any data. It audits the current state of credentials and access configurations. While it requires elevated credentials (root) to run, the operation itself is purely informational and has no side effects on system state or data, making it a Read category risk with low severity.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description explicitly states 'Read-only auth audit that checks anonymous viewer whoami status and configured YDB CLI tenant access'. The verb 'checks' and the phrase 'read-only' clearly indicate information retrieval with no modifications."

Risk signals: Admin/system-level operation

## Use case

AI agents call local_ydb_auth_check to retrieve information from Local Ydb 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 Local Ydb:

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

## Other tools on Local Ydb (37)

- `local_ydb_cleanup_storage` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-cleanup-storage.md
- `local_ydb_destroy_stack` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-destroy-stack.md
- `local_ydb_remove_dynamic_nodes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-remove-dynamic-nodes.md
- `local_ydb_add_dynamic_nodes` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-add-dynamic-nodes.md
- `local_ydb_apply_auth_hardening` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-apply-auth-hardening.md
- `local_ydb_bootstrap` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-bootstrap.md
- `local_ydb_bootstrap_root_database` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-bootstrap-root-database.md
- `local_ydb_check_prerequisites` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-check-prerequisites.md
- `local_ydb_pull_image` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-pull-image.md
- `local_ydb_restart_stack` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-restart-stack.md
- `local_ydb_start_dynamic_node` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-start-dynamic-node.md
- `local_ydb_upgrade_version` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-upgrade-version.md
- `local_ydb_container_logs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-container-logs.md
- `local_ydb_database_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-database-status.md
- `local_ydb_dump_tenant` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-dump-tenant.md
- `local_ydb_generate_schema` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-generate-schema.md
- `local_ydb_graphshard_check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-graphshard-check.md
- `local_ydb_healthcheck` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-healthcheck.md
- `local_ydb_inventory` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-inventory.md
- `local_ydb_list_dumps` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-list-dumps.md
- `local_ydb_list_versions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-list-versions.md
- `local_ydb_nodes_check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-nodes-check.md
- `local_ydb_pull_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-pull-status.md
- `local_ydb_reduce_storage_groups` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-reduce-storage-groups.md
- `local_ydb_scheme` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-scheme.md
- `local_ydb_status_report` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-status-report.md
- `local_ydb_storage_leftovers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-storage-leftovers.md
- `local_ydb_storage_placement` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-storage-placement.md
- `local_ydb_tenant_check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-tenant-check.md
- `local_ydb_add_storage_groups` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb/local-ydb-add-storage-groups.md
- …and 7 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/local-ydb.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=local-ydb · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/local-ydb