Analyze an entire source file for time complexity. Returns per-function Big-O complexity with line annotations.
AI agents call analyze_file to retrieve information from Time Complexity without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and analyzes existing code to compute and return complexity metrics. It reads source files and produces informational output (Big-O annotations) without creating, modifying, or deleting data, and without executing any code. It is a straightforward static analysis Read operation with minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool performs static analysis on source code using tree-sitter AST parsing to 'Analyze an entire source file for time complexity' and 'Returns per-function Big-O complexity.' No modifications to files, no code execution, no side effects—purely analytical…
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Analyze an entire source file for time complexity. Returns per-function Big-O complexity with line annotations. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Time Complexity MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Time Complexity MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for analyze_file: 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 Time Complexity. Nothing to install.
analyze_file 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_file 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_file. 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_file is provided by the Time Complexity MCP server (luzgan/time-complexity-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
analyze_file is one line of Time Complexity's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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