# docker_inspect

Inspect a Docker container or image and parse JSON output.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `docker_inspect`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/docker-inspect

## Facts

- Tool: `docker_inspect`
- Server: Mcp Control Plane (`albertik322-sudo/mcp-control-plane`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/albertik322-sudo/mcp-control-plane
- 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": "docker_inspect",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why docker_inspect is rated Low

The tool retrieves and parses existing Docker container or image inspection data without modifying, deleting, or executing operations. The 'inspect' operation is fundamentally a query that returns JSON metadata about Docker objects. While Docker inspection can reveal sensitive information (environment variables, secrets, configuration), the tool itself performs no side effects and falls squarely in the Read category.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'docker_inspect' and description 'Inspect a Docker container or image and parse JSON output' indicate read-only retrieval of container/image metadata and status information."

## Use case

AI agents call docker_inspect to retrieve information from Mcp Control Plane 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 Control Plane:

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

## Other tools on Mcp Control Plane (285)

- `request_durable_task_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/request-durable-task-cancel.md
- `steam_rom_manager_cli` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/steam-rom-manager-cli.md
- `steam_rom_manager_nuke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/steam-rom-manager-nuke.md
- `steam_rom_manager_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/steam-rom-manager-remove.md
- `activate_window` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/activate-window.md
- `admin_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/admin-run.md
- `api_sentence` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/api-sentence.md
- `apply_unified_patch_remote` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/apply-unified-patch-remote.md
- `apt_maintenance` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/apt-maintenance.md
- `call_service` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/call-service.md
- `click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/click.md
- `click_at` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/click-at.md
- `click_in_window` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/click-in-window.md
- `comfy_generate_from_asset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/comfy-generate-from-asset.md
- `comfy_interrupt` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/comfy-interrupt.md
- `comfy_restart` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/comfy-restart.md
- `deck_exec` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/deck-exec.md
- `deck_probe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/deck-probe.md
- `dns_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/dns-test.md
- `docker_compose` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/docker-compose.md
- `docker_container_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/docker-container-action.md
- `docker_exec` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/docker-exec.md
- `double_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/double-click.md
- `drag_to` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/drag-to.md
- `focus_window_win32` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/focus-window-win32.md
- `hold_key` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/hold-key.md
- `hotkey` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/hotkey.md
- `install_flatpak_emulators` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/install-flatpak-emulators.md
- `key_down` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/key-down.md
- `key_up` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/key-up.md
- …and 255 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane.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-control-plane · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/mcp-control-plane