execute_analysis · Legal MCP Server MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What execute_analysis does on Legal MCP Server

AI agents invoke execute_analysis to trigger actions in Legal MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call — builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why execute_analysis needs a policy

This tool executes a third-party LLM analysis pipeline with potentially unpredictable outputs. While not destructive to underlying data, the execution of arbitrary analysis with user-provided prompts on legal documents constitutes a code/operation execution capability.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'execute_analysis' combined with description 'Analyze a document with a selected prompt and stream the results' indicates execution of an analysis operation.

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Verdict

execute_analysis Rate-limited

execute_analysis stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "execute_analysis": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "execute_analysis_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: every tool call is checked against your rule before it reaches Legal MCP Server, so you can run agents against it safely.

FAQ

Questions about execute_analysis

What does the execute_analysis tool do? +

Analyze a document with a selected prompt and stream the results. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Legal MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.

How do I enforce a policy on execute_analysis? +

Register the Legal MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for execute_analysis: 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 Legal MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is execute_analysis? +

execute_analysis is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.

Can I rate-limit execute_analysis? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the execute_analysis 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.

How do I block execute_analysis completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for execute_analysis. 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.

What MCP server provides execute_analysis? +

execute_analysis is provided by the Legal MCP Server MCP server (mcp-agent766/legal-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.