AI agents call usage_analytics to retrieve information from InSite without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and reports on usage metrics and statistics. It performs queries and analysis on existing data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. The action is purely informational and read-only, making it a Read category risk with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'usage_analytics' and description 'Track and report browser automation usage patterns and statistics' indicate data retrieval and reporting with no modifications or external side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Track and report browser automation usage patterns and statistics. It is categorised as a Read tool in the InSite MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the InSite MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for usage_analytics: 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 InSite. Nothing to install.
usage_analytics 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 usage_analytics 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 usage_analytics. 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.
usage_analytics is provided by the InSite MCP server (jowharshamshiri/insite). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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