Analyze the citation graph for a specific paper.
AI agents call analyze_citation_graph to retrieve information from Basic MCP Application without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and examines citation data for analytical purposes. There is no indication of data creation, modification, deletion, code execution, or financial implications. The analysis of an existing citation graph is a read-only operation with no side effects on the underlying data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'analyze_citation_graph' and description 'Analyze the citation graph for a specific paper' indicate data retrieval and analysis operations.
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Analyze the citation graph for a specific paper. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Basic MCP Application MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Basic MCP Application MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for analyze_citation_graph: 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 Basic MCP Application. Nothing to install.
analyze_citation_graph 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 analyze_citation_graph 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 analyze_citation_graph. 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.
analyze_citation_graph is provided by the Basic MCP Application MCP server (priteshshah96/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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