Run heuristic checks against a spec
AI agents call analyze_spec_quality to retrieve information from Mk Spec Master without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves and evaluates specification quality metrics without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing code/commands. It is a pure diagnostic/query operation that produces reports or feedback based on existing spec content. No side effects are implied by the description.
From the tool's definition Tool performs 'heuristic checks against a spec' — a diagnostic analysis operation with no mutation, deletion, or command execution capability. The verb 'analyze' and context of a 'spec-quality coach' indicate read-only inspection.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Run heuristic checks against a spec. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mk Spec Master MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mk Spec Master MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for analyze_spec_quality: 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 Mk Spec Master. Nothing to install.
analyze_spec_quality 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_spec_quality 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_spec_quality. 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_spec_quality is provided by the Mk Spec Master MCP server (kao273183/mk-spec-master). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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