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find_implementations

Find implementations of an interface or abstract class

How to control find_implementations ↓

What find_implementations does on CodeGraphMCPServer

AI agents call find_implementations to retrieve information from CodeGraphMCPServer without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why find_implementations needs a policy

This is a read-only code analysis tool. It searches the codebase to locate implementations of a given interface or abstract class, returning results for developer understanding. There are no side effects, no code execution, no data modifications, and no irreversible actions. The worst-case misuse would be information gathering, which has minimal blast radius in a code analysis context.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'find_implementations' and description 'Find implementations of an interface or abstract class' indicate a query/search operation that retrieves structural information from the codebase without modifying, executing, or deleting anything.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access find_implementations gives an agent:

How to control find_implementations

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and CodeGraphMCPServer, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for find_implementations:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "find_implementations": {}
  }
}

find_implementations is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register CodeGraphMCPServer — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about find_implementations

What does the find_implementations tool do? +

Find implementations of an interface or abstract class. It is categorised as a Read tool in the CodeGraphMCPServer MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on find_implementations? +

Register the CodeGraphMCPServer MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_implementations: 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 CodeGraphMCPServer. Nothing to install.

What risk level is find_implementations? +

find_implementations is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit find_implementations? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the find_implementations 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 find_implementations completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for find_implementations. 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 find_implementations? +

find_implementations is provided by the CodeGraphMCPServer MCP server (nahisaho/codegraphmcpserver). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every CodeGraphMCPServer tool call.

Start from CodeGraphMCPServer, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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