Low Risk

affected

Given changed files (or the working-tree diff against HEAD by default), report the test files that transitively import them — what to run for this change. The interactive counterpart of the

How to control affected ↓

What affected does on Local Rag

AI agents call affected to retrieve information from Local Rag without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Low Risk

Why affected needs a policy

The tool performs static analysis of import relationships and file dependencies to determine which tests are affected by changes. It reads the working-tree diff and traverses import graphs, producing a report. No data is written, executed, or deleted.

From the tool's definition 'report the test files that transitively import them' and 'Given changed files (or the working-tree diff against HEAD by default)' — this tool reads/analyzes dependency relationships and reports results without modifying anything

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access affected gives an agent:

How to control affected

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Local Rag, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for affected:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "affected": {}
  }
}

affected is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Local Rag — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about affected

What does the affected tool do? +

Given changed files (or the working-tree diff against HEAD by default), report the test files that transitively import them — what to run for this change. The interactive counterpart of the. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Local Rag MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on affected? +

Register the Local Rag MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for affected: 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 Local Rag. Nothing to install.

What risk level is affected? +

affected is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit affected? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the affected 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.

How do I block affected completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for affected. 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.

What MCP server provides affected? +

affected is provided by the Local Rag MCP server (thewinci/mimirs). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Local Rag tool call.

Start from Local Rag, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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