Get the full inheritance chain (superclasses and interfaces) of a Java class from Maven dependency JARs. IMPORTANT: This tool works ONLY with classes from Maven dependencies (external libraries in pom.xml), NOT the project\
AI agents call get_inheritance_tree to retrieve information from Java Inspector without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs dependency analysis and metadata retrieval without modifying, executing code, or altering system state. It queries structural information about Java classes in external libraries, which is a pure read operation. Low severity because the information returned is already public (in decompiled/inspectable JARs) and contains no sensitive data that could be exploited for harm by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves and queries inheritance metadata ('Get the full inheritance chain') from Maven dependency JARs with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the full inheritance chain (superclasses and interfaces) of a Java class from Maven dependency JARs. IMPORTANT: This tool works ONLY with classes from Maven dependencies (external libraries in pom.xml), NOT the project\. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Java Inspector MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Java Inspector MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_inheritance_tree: 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 Java Inspector. Nothing to install.
get_inheritance_tree 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 get_inheritance_tree 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 get_inheritance_tree. 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.
get_inheritance_tree is provided by the Java Inspector MCP server (mustafagoksever/java-inspector). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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