Find the shortest connection path between two symbols in the dependency graph. Useful for understanding how two pieces of code are related.
AI agents call codexray_path to retrieve information from CodeXRay without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries a pre-built semantic knowledge graph to retrieve relational information about code dependencies. It performs read-only analysis with no side effects, no code execution, no data modification, and no irreversible actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could only retrieve unwanted relationship information, which poses no security or operational risk.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves shortest connection paths in a dependency graph between two symbols. No modification, execution, or destructive operations. Pure query operation: 'Find the shortest connection path between two symbols in the dependency graph.'
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access codexray_path gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and CodeXRay, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for codexray_path:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"codexray_path": {}
}
}codexray_path is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Find the shortest connection path between two symbols in the dependency graph. Useful for understanding how two pieces of code are related. It is categorised as a Read tool in the CodeXRay MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the CodeXRay MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for codexray_path: 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 CodeXRay. Nothing to install.
codexray_path 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 codexray_path 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 codexray_path. 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.
codexray_path is provided by the CodeXRay MCP server (neuralrays/codexray). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from CodeXRay, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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