dead_code
AI agents call dead_code to retrieve information from TempoGraph without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Dead code analysis retrieves and reports information about unreachable or unused code—a read-only code intelligence operation with no side effects. No modification, execution, deletion, or financial action is implied. Low severity even if misused, as output is informational only.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'dead_code' is a static analysis query typical of code graph introspection; the server itself is described as a 'Code graph context engine' that retrieves contextual information.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
dead_code. It is categorised as a Read tool in the TempoGraph MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the TempoGraph MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for dead_code: 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 TempoGraph. Nothing to install.
dead_code 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 dead_code 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 dead_code. 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.
dead_code is provided by the TempoGraph MCP server (tempograph). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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