# cli_help

Get the full help output for a CLI-Anything harness.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `cli_help`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cli-help

## Facts

- Tool: `cli_help`
- Server: Mcp Anything (`Zaymadkid/mcp-anything`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Zaymadkid/mcp-anything
- 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": "cli_help",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why cli_help is rated Low

This tool retrieves and displays help documentation for CLI harnesses. It is a pure read operation that queries existing help text without modifying, executing code, or causing any system changes. The output is informational only, making it low severity even if misused by an agent.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'cli_help' and description 'Get the full help output for a CLI-Anything harness' indicate retrieval of documentation/help text with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call cli_help to retrieve information from Mcp Anything 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 Mcp Anything:

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

## Other tools on Mcp Anything (260)

- `cli_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cli-uninstall.md
- `component_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/component-remove.md
- `cookie_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cookie-clear.md
- `cookie_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cookie-delete.md
- `doc_paragraph_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/doc-paragraph-remove.md
- `doc_remove_element` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/doc-remove-element.md
- `filter_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/filter-remove.md
- `layer_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/layer-remove.md
- `network_clear_log` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/network-clear-log.md
- `network_remove_interceptor` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/network-remove-interceptor.md
- `node_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/node-remove.md
- `object_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/object-remove.md
- `pres_slide_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/pres-slide-remove.md
- `scene_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/scene-remove.md
- `script_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/script-remove.md
- `selection_none` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/selection-none.md
- `session_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/session-reset.md
- `sheet_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/sheet-delete.md
- `source_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/source-remove.md
- `storage_clear_local` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/storage-clear-local.md
- `storage_remove_local` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/storage-remove-local.md
- `build_configure` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/build-configure.md
- `build_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/build-run.md
- `cli_by_category` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cli-by-category.md
- `cli_install` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cli-install.md
- `cli_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cli-run.md
- `element_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/element-click.md
- `element_hover` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/element-hover.md
- `element_scroll_to` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/element-scroll-to.md
- `form_submit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/form-submit.md
- …and 230 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything.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=mcp-anything · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/mcp-anything