# scan_tracked_files

Scan all tracked files and report which have changed since last scan.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `scan_tracked_files`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/scan-tracked-files

## Facts

- Tool: `scan_tracked_files`
- 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_tracked_files",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why scan_tracked_files is rated Low

This tool reads metadata about tracked files (their change status) and reports findings. It performs no writes, deletions, executions, or financial operations. The operation is passive monitoring/comparison of file states on the user's local machine, consistent with a research companion's data tracking features.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'scan_tracked_files' and description 'report which have changed since last scan' indicates querying/checking file status with no modification."

## Use case

AI agents call scan_tracked_files 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_tracked_files": {}
  }
}
```

## 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