Repository summary: total nodes/edges and a full breakdown of node and edge counts by kind. Use this first to understand the shape of the codebase.
AI agents call overview 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.
This is a data retrieval tool that queries repository metadata and returns statistical summaries. It has no side effects, does not execute code, does not modify data, and does not perform destructive operations. The sole purpose is to help understand codebase structure through read-only analysis.
From the tool's definition Tool provides 'Repository summary' with aggregate counts of 'nodes/edges' and 'breakdown by kind' — purely informational retrieval with no mutation or execution capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Repository summary: total nodes/edges and a full breakdown of node and edge counts by kind. Use this first to understand the shape of the codebase. 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 overview: 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.
overview 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 overview 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 overview. 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.
overview 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.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
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