Analyze score breakdown and opportunities (Layer 2)
AI agents call l2_score_analysis to retrieve information from Lighthouse MCP 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 Lighthouse performance metrics and data. It queries score breakdowns and identifies opportunities for improvement—purely informational operations with no side effects. The 'analyze' verb combined with the performance audit context confirms this is a Read operation that examines data without altering anything.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'l2_score_analysis' and description 'Analyze score breakdown and opportunities' indicate a read-only analysis operation.
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Analyze score breakdown and opportunities (Layer 2). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Lighthouse MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Lighthouse MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for l2_score_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 Lighthouse MCP. Nothing to install.
l2_score_analysis 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 l2_score_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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for l2_score_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.
l2_score_analysis is provided by the Lighthouse MCP server (mizchi/lighthouse-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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