Find the shortest call/import path between two symbols. Useful for tracing how one module reaches another.
AI agents call find_path to retrieve information from code-intel MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
find_path is a code analysis tool that returns information about relationships between symbols. It performs no side effects, does not execute code, modify data, or delete anything. It simply traces and returns path data, making it a Read category tool with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Find the shortest call/import path between two symbols' and 'tracing how one module reaches another' — this is purely a query operation that retrieves information about code relationships without modifying, executing, or deleting…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Find the shortest call/import path between two symbols. Useful for tracing how one module reaches another. It is categorised as a Read tool in the code-intel MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the code-intel MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_path: 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-intel MCP Server. Nothing to install.
find_path 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 find_path 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 find_path. 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.
find_path is provided by the code-intel MCP Server MCP server (vohongtho/code-intel-platform). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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