Auto-analyze a file using REMnux tools appropriate for the detected file type. Runs
AI agents invoke analyze_file to trigger actions in REMnux MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call — builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
The tool executes REMnux analysis tools (potentially multiple) against a supplied file. On a malware analysis platform, this means running potentially dangerous analysis utilities (disassemblers, dynamic analysis tools, sandboxes) via Docker/SSH/local connections. Misuse could trigger unintended execution of malware or analysis tools with broad system effects.
From the tool's definition 'Auto-analyze a file using REMnux tools appropriate for the detected file type. Runs' — explicitly runs external tools against a file on a REMnux malware analysis system
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access analyze_file gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and REMnux MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for analyze_file:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"analyze_file": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "analyze_file_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}analyze_file stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Auto-analyze a file using REMnux tools appropriate for the detected file type. Runs. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the REMnux MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the REMnux MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for analyze_file: 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 REMnux MCP Server. Nothing to install.
analyze_file is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the analyze_file 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_file. 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_file is provided by the REMnux MCP Server MCP server (remnux/remnux-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 14 REMnux MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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14 REMnux MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.