Get the structure of files and directories in the repository.
AI agents call get_repo_structure to retrieve information from Code Analysis MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries repository structure information without side effects. It is a passive read operation that gathers information about file and directory organization, consistent with the Read category of tools that retrieve or query data without modifying state.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_repo_structure' and description 'Get the structure of files and directories in the repository' indicate read-only retrieval of repository metadata. No modification, execution, or deletion occurs.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_repo_structure gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Code Analysis MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_repo_structure:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_repo_structure": {}
}
}get_repo_structure is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get the structure of files and directories in the repository. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Code Analysis MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Code Analysis MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_repo_structure: 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 Code Analysis MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_repo_structure 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 get_repo_structure 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 get_repo_structure. 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.
get_repo_structure is provided by the Code Analysis MCP Server MCP server (saiprashanths/code-analysis-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Code Analysis MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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