Get commit statistics for a repository. Can filter by count, author, or date range.
AI agents call analyze_commits to retrieve information from MCP Git Analysis Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and filters historical commit data from a Git repository. It has no side effects on the repository state, code execution capability, or data modification potential. The filtering parameters (count, author, date range) are simple query constraints, not code execution. Misuse would only leak repository history information, a low-severity outcome.
From the tool's definition Tool performs 'Get commit statistics' and 'filter by count, author, or date range' — these are query and retrieval operations with no modification, deletion, or execution of code.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get commit statistics for a repository. Can filter by count, author, or date range. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Git Analysis Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Git Analysis Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for analyze_commits: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches MCP Git Analysis Server. Nothing to install.
analyze_commits is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the analyze_commits rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for analyze_commits. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
analyze_commits is provided by the MCP Git Analysis Server MCP server (jaz-spec/alex_mcp_workshop). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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