# retrieve-codebase-insights

A read tool on the CodeAnalysis MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `retrieve-codebase-insights`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/retrieve-codebase-insights

## Facts

- Tool: `retrieve-codebase-insights`
- Server: CodeAnalysis MCP Server (`0xjcf/mcp_codeanalysis`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/0xjcf/MCP_CodeAnalysis
- 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": "retrieve-codebase-insights",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why retrieve-codebase-insights is rated Low

The tool retrieves or queries codebase insights—likely metrics, analysis results, or dependency information—with no apparent side effects. While the empty description reduces confidence, the naming pattern and server purpose (code analysis) strongly suggest this is a Read operation that surfaces previously computed or existing data. No creation, modification, deletion, execution, or financial impact is indicated.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'retrieve-codebase-insights' uses the verb 'retrieve', indicating data retrieval without modification."

## Use case

AI agents call retrieve-codebase-insights to retrieve information from CodeAnalysis MCP Server 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 CodeAnalysis MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "retrieve-codebase-insights": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on CodeAnalysis MCP Server (30)

- `clear-session` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/clear-session.md
- `build-knowledge-graph` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/build-knowledge-graph.md
- `analyze-cursor` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/analyze-cursor.md
- `analyze-dependencies` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/analyze-dependencies.md
- `analyze-files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/analyze-files.md
- `analyze-metrics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/analyze-metrics.md
- `analyze-quality` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/analyze-quality.md
- `analyze-repository` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/analyze-repository.md
- `calculate-metrics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/calculate-metrics.md
- `cross-repo-analysis` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/cross-repo-analysis.md
- `evolution-pathway` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/evolution-pathway.md
- `folder-structure` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/folder-structure.md
- `get-file` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/get-file.md
- `get-session-history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/get-session-history.md
- `get-session-info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/get-session-info.md
- `get-tool-details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/get-tool-details.md
- `list-available-tools` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/list-available-tools.md
- `list-quality-rules` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/list-quality-rules.md
- `list-sessions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/list-sessions.md
- `project-info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/project-info.md
- `query-knowledge-graph` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/query-knowledge-graph.md
- `search-code` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/search-code.md
- `socio-technical-analysis` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/socio-technical-analysis.md
- `visualize-code-structure` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/visualize-code-structure.md
- `visualize-dependencies` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/visualize-dependencies.md
- `visualize-tool-relationships` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/visualize-tool-relationships.md
- `create-session` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/create-session.md
- `export-knowledge-graph` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/export-knowledge-graph.md
- `store-codebase-insight` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/store-codebase-insight.md
- `update-codebase-insight` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis/update-codebase-insight.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=0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/0xjcf-mcp-codeanalysis