Security
Scan one or more regex patterns for catastrophic backtracking risk, simulate evil inputs, and suggest safer rewrites
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/redos-regex-scanner' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"regexList":"(a+)+$\n^(\\w+\\s?)*$","flags":"","maxEvilInputLength":32,"simulationRuns":200}'Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/redos-regex-scanner| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| regexList | textarea | Yes | — |
| flags | text | No | — |
| maxEvilInputLength | number | No | — |
| simulationRuns | number | No | — |
JSON result
{
"key": {...},
"metadata": {
"key": "value"
},
"error": "Error message (optional)",
"message": "Notification message (optional)"
}Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-redos-regex-scanner": {
"name": "redos-regex-scanner",
"description": "Scan one or more regex patterns for catastrophic backtracking risk, simulate evil inputs, and suggest safer rewrites",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=redos-regex-scanner",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "redos-regex-scanner",
"arguments": {
"regexList": "(a+)+$\n^(\\w+\\s?)*$",
"flags": "",
"maxEvilInputLength": 32,
"simulationRuns": 200
}
}
}Questions or issues? Contact [email protected]