Run WARDEN's ordered gate chain (static-scan → threat-feed → origin → pinning) over a server identity plus its advertised tools/list payload and return a recordable verdict (allow/block, 0..1 product score, findings, allowedTools/blockedTools, ruleset digest).

When to use: you have a complete server record and want the same decision a host should make before any of those tool definitions reach the model. Prefer this over calling the four gates yourself.

When NOT to use: inspecting descriptions only (call static_scan_tools — no origin/pinning); splitting tools by operator glob (classify_sensitive_tools); checking one outbound URL (check_egress_url); producing RFC 8785 bytes (canonicalize_json).

Behaviour: local, deterministic, no network. This stdio process uses the built-in 11-record threat floor (it does not fetch a signed feed) and a durable local pin store. First contact is TOOL_DEF_UNPINNED/advisory until explicitly approved. Origin defaults to allowUnknownServers=true so catalog-discovered servers are not fail-closed. Override policy when you need the host's real knobs. Does not connect to, start, or approve the target server.

Returns structured JSON matching outputSchema. Example: vet_mcp_server({ server: { id: "demo@0", name: "demo", transport: "stdio", command: "npx" }, tools: [{ name: "add", description: "Add two integers.", inputSchema: { type: "object" } }] }).

Run only the static-scan gate (ruleset v12, 35 signatures with context guards, text folded first) over every advertised tool field: name, description, input schema, title, output schema, annotations and extension metadata. Returns findings, a 0..1 gate score, and the published ruleset digest.

When to use: you have a tools/list dump and want injection / credential / hidden-Unicode hits without origin, pinning, or the threat feed. Cheaper and narrower than vet_mcp_server.

When NOT to use: you need the full host decision (vet_mcp_server); you want operator glob classification (classify_sensitive_tools); you want the published rule table itself (list_scan_rules).

Behaviour: local regex+guard evaluation, no network, no mutation. Advisory-tier hits are reported with advisory=true and do not reduce the score. Does not launch servers or send tool output to a model.

Returns structured JSON matching outputSchema. Example: static_scan_tools({ tools: [{ name: "add", description: "Add two integers.", inputSchema: { type: "object" } }] }).

Split advertised tool names into sensitive vs safe using the operator's case-insensitive * globs (the same policy.sensitiveToolPatterns a host would use). Sensitive tools stay advertised; they require per-call approval — this tool does not run them.

When to use: show the user which names will need confirmation before they approve a server, or to preview a glob set. This is policy over identifiers, not an injection scan.

When NOT to use: scanning descriptions for poisoning (static_scan_tools or vet_mcp_server); checking whether a URL is allowed out (check_egress_url).

Behaviour: local glob match, no network. An empty patterns array marks every tool safe. Patterns match the whole name; "delete" hits create_delete_repo. Does not call Warden.vet and does not persist anything.

Returns { sensitive, safe }. Example: classify_sensitive_tools({ tools: [{ name: "delete_repo", description: "Delete a repository.", inputSchema: { type: "object" } }], patterns: ["delete"] }).

Ask EgressGuard whether a URL's hostname is on an operator allowlist. A tool reaching a host you never listed is the classic phone-home tell. Empty allowlist blocks everything (fail-closed), not everything-allowed.

When to use: a tool is about to fetch/post and you want the same check a host should wrap around that request. Hostnames match case-insensitively; "*.example.com" matches subdomains, not the apex.

When NOT to use: vetting tool definitions (vet_mcp_server / static_scan_tools); canonicalizing JSON (canonicalize_json). This does not fetch the URL and does not inspect tool text.

Behaviour: local URL parse + hostname match. Unparseable URLs are refused. No DNS, no HTTP. Idempotent.

Returns { allowed, host?, reason? }. Example: check_egress_url({ url: "https://api.github.com/repos", allowlist: ["api.github.com", "*.internal.example.com"] }).

Return the RFC 8785 JSON Canonicalization Scheme serialization WARDEN uses for threat-feed signatures and tool-def pins, so another implementation can byte-check against it. Integers only inside ±(2^53−1); lone surrogates and non-integers are refused with a reason code, not escaped.

When to use: you are publishing or verifying a signed threat feed, hashing tool defs, or comparing two JSON documents that must agree regardless of key order. Subpath @aimarket/warden/jcs is the same function.

When NOT to use: scanning tool defs (static_scan_tools); pretty-printing for humans (this output is for bytes, not display).

Behaviour: local, no network. Pass either a parsed JSON value or a JSON string (string is parsed with parseJsonStrict first). Failure returns isError with CanonicalizationCode — it does not emit partial bytes.

Returns { canonical } or an error. Example: canonicalize_json({ value: { b: 1, a: 2 } }) → {"a":2,"b":1}.

Return the in-force static-scan ruleset: version, digest, and every rule's code, severity, tier (block vs advise), surfaces (name / description / inputSchema / title / outputSchema / annotations / metadata), optional regex source, and named guards. A recorded verdict is only reproducible together with this identity.

When to use: explain a finding code, confirm you are on ruleset v12, or re-run a scan with the same table. include_source=true adds the regex source and flags for an independent re-implementation.

When NOT to use: evaluating a live tools/list (static_scan_tools or vet_mcp_server — those apply the table). This tool does not scan anything.

Behaviour: local snapshot of the compiled rule table, no network, no mutation. Digest is sha256 over the RFC 8785 form of {version, fold, rules} (each rule carries its raw flag).

Returns the ruleset object. Example: list_scan_rules({ include_source: false }).

When to use: status a local server approval after operator review. status_mcp_server returns the current hashes and previous snapshot for comparison. When NOT to use: ordinary scanning; use vet_mcp_server. Approve/revoke require WARDEN_ALLOW_PIN_CHANGES=1 set by the operator before process startup. Approval requires the exact reviewed tool and identity hashes plus previous_pin_revision (null for first approval); it never starts the target server.

When to use: approve a local server approval after operator review. status_mcp_server returns the current hashes and previous snapshot for comparison. When NOT to use: ordinary scanning; use vet_mcp_server. Approve/revoke require WARDEN_ALLOW_PIN_CHANGES=1 set by the operator before process startup. Approval requires the exact reviewed tool and identity hashes plus previous_pin_revision (null for first approval); it never starts the target server.

When to use: revoke a local server approval after operator review. status_mcp_server returns the current hashes and previous snapshot for comparison. When NOT to use: ordinary scanning; use vet_mcp_server. Approve/revoke require WARDEN_ALLOW_PIN_CHANGES=1 set by the operator before process startup. Approval requires the exact reviewed tool and identity hashes plus previous_pin_revision (null for first approval); it never starts the target server.