Return detailed information for a specific performance insight from the trace. This server has no TraceEngine; open the trace file in Chrome DevTools Performance for full analysis.
AI agents call performance_analyze_insight to retrieve information from Electron without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and returns read-only performance insight data from a trace. It performs no modifications, executions, or deletions — it simply queries and returns information. The note about having no TraceEngine and directing users to Chrome DevTools further confirms it is a passive information-retrieval tool.
From the tool's definition Return detailed information for a specific performance insight from the trace
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Return detailed information for a specific performance insight from the trace. This server has no TraceEngine; open the trace file in Chrome DevTools Performance for full analysis. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Electron MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Electron MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for performance_analyze_insight: 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 Electron. Nothing to install.
performance_analyze_insight 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 performance_analyze_insight 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 performance_analyze_insight. 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.
performance_analyze_insight is provided by the Electron MCP server (ohah/electron-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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