AI agents call lean_file_outline to retrieve information from Lean LSP MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
File outline generation is a read-only operation that parses and returns the structural hierarchy of a source file (definitions, theorems, sections, etc.) without modifying code or executing arbitrary operations. This is consistent with IDE/LSP functionality and poses minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'lean_file_outline' suggests retrieving structural information about a Lean file. The server context describes tools for analyzing Lean projects and accessing diagnostics, with sibling tools like 'lean_declarations_file', 'lean_hover_info', and…
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access lean_file_outline gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Lean LSP MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for lean_file_outline:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"lean_file_outline": {}
}
}lean_file_outline is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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lean_file_outline. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Lean LSP MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Lean LSP MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for lean_file_outline: 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 Lean LSP MCP. Nothing to install.
lean_file_outline 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 lean_file_outline 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 lean_file_outline. 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.
lean_file_outline is provided by the Lean LSP MCP server (ooo0ooo/lean-lsp-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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