# scan_project_folder

Scan a project folder to detect work done since last scan.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `scan_project_folder`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/scan-project-folder

## Facts

- Tool: `scan_project_folder`
- Server: Metis Public Health (`sveritg/metis_ph`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/SVerITG/Metis_PH
- 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": "scan_project_folder",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why scan_project_folder is rated Low

This tool retrieves metadata about project folder contents and change history. It performs introspection of the filesystem without altering data, executing code, or triggering side effects. The operation is read-only and informational in nature, consistent with the Read category.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'scan_project_folder' and description 'Scan a project folder to detect work done since last scan' indicate reading/querying filesystem state to retrieve information about changes."

## Use case

AI agents call scan_project_folder to retrieve information from Metis Public Health 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 Metis Public Health:

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

## Other tools on Metis Public Health (276)

- `archive_library_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/archive-library-item.md
- `delete_data_trigger` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/delete-data-trigger.md
- `delete_knowledge_database` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/delete-knowledge-database.md
- `delete_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/delete-task.md
- `remove_first_run_marker` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/remove-first-run-marker.md
- `remove_library_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/remove-library-item.md
- `remove_project` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/remove-project.md
- `remove_tracked_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/remove-tracked-file.md
- `reset_thinking_profile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/reset-thinking-profile.md
- `analyze_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/analyze-script.md
- `dhis2_query` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/dhis2-query.md
- `generate_profiling_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/generate-profiling-script.md
- `install_background_pack` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/install-background-pack.md
- `run_maintenance` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/run-maintenance.md
- `run_metis` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/run-metis.md
- `run_trigger_now` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/run-trigger-now.md
- `scaffold_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/scaffold-script.md
- `scan_project_scripts` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/scan-project-scripts.md
- `start_course_build` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/start-course-build.md
- `start_interest_interview` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/start-interest-interview.md
- `brainstorm_turn` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/brainstorm-turn.md
- `end_span` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/end-span.md
- `start_span` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/start-span.md
- `aggregate_reflexions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/aggregate-reflexions.md
- `anonymize_text` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/anonymize-text.md
- `ask_library` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/ask-library.md
- `assemble_brainstorm_context` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/assemble-brainstorm-context.md
- `audit_background_provenance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/audit-background-provenance.md
- `backup_db` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/backup-db.md
- `check_data_safety` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/check-data-safety.md
- …and 246 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph.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=sveritg-metis-ph · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/sveritg-metis-ph