Regex Safety Analyzer Connector for AI agents.
3 live capabilities
Stop ReDoS attacks and find dangerous regular expression patterns.
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Why people use Regex Safety Analyzer
Preventing ReDoS with Regex Safety & Performance Analyzer
With this Connector, you stop guessing. Your agent inspects the actual structure of the pattern to find hidden dangers like overlapping alternatives before they ever touch your production environment.
What Vinkius changes
You stop deploying patterns that can crash your services.
Use it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another AI client you already have.
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- Real-world use case 01
Auditing a new feature
A developer is unsure if a new validation pattern is safe.
- Real-world use case 02
Refactoring legacy code
An engineer needs to replace an old, slow regex.
- Real-world use case 03
Security compliance checks
A security auditor uses `classify_risk_level` to quickly categorize a list of patterns as 'Critical' or 'Safe'.
Complete set · 3capabilities
The complete Regex Safety Analyzer capability set.
These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Regex Safety Analyzer.
01—03
3 capabilities in this set.
Part of 3 available through Regex Safety Analyzer.
- 01 Capability
Analyze regex pattern
Performs a deep security audit on a specific regular expression pattern. It finds structural flaws like nested quantifiers.
- 02 Capability
Compare patterns safety
Determines which of two regex patterns is more performance-resilient. Use this to choose the safest option for production code.
- 03 Capability
Classify risk level
Converts a raw numerical risk score into a human-readable security classification. It makes complex audit data easy to understand.
Set up in minutes
One URL. Then ask Regex Safety Analyzer to work.
Claude and ChatGPT only need the Connector URL. Copy it once, add it in settings, and use Regex Safety Analyzer from the conversation.
Choose your client
Live previewAdvanced clients IDE · CLI
Claude · Web + desktop
Connector URL · ready to paste
Streamable HTTPhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_kSWedwC9ZlZmVtOyK83BXVelMk1nxklzWcvmbJzX/mcp - Step 01
Open Connectors
In Claude Web or Claude Desktop, open Settings and choose Connectors.
- Step 02
Add the URL
Choose Add custom connector, name it Regex Safety Analyzer, and paste the URL above.
- Step 03
Turn it on in chat
Select +, open Connectors, and enable Regex Safety Analyzer for the conversation.
ChatGPT · Web + desktop
Connector URL · ready to paste
Streamable HTTPhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_kSWedwC9ZlZmVtOyK83BXVelMk1nxklzWcvmbJzX/mcp - Step 01
Open MCP settings
On desktop, open Settings and MCP servers. On web, open your workspace app or connector settings.
- Step 02
Add the URL
Choose Add server with Streamable HTTP, or create a custom MCP app, then paste the Regex Safety Analyzer URL.
- Step 03
Save and start
Save the connection and enable Regex Safety Analyzer in your conversation. Desktop may ask you to restart once.
Cursor · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"regex-safety-performance-analyzer": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_kSWedwC9ZlZmVtOyK83BXVelMk1nxklzWcvmbJzX/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open MCP Settings
Press Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) → search "MCP Settings"
- Step 02
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above into the mcp.json file that opens
- Step 03
Save the file
Cursor will automatically detect the new Connector
- Step 04
Start using Regex Safety Analyzer
Open Agent mode in chat and ask: "Using Regex Safety Analyzer, help me...". 3 tools available
VS Code Copilot · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"regex-safety-performance-analyzer": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_kSWedwC9ZlZmVtOyK83BXVelMk1nxklzWcvmbJzX/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Create MCP config
Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project root
- Step 02
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above
- Step 03
Enable Agent mode
Open GitHub Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown
- Step 04
Start using Regex Safety Analyzer
Ask Copilot: "Using Regex Safety Analyzer, help me...". 3 tools available
Windsurf · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"regex-safety-performance-analyzer": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_kSWedwC9ZlZmVtOyK83BXVelMk1nxklzWcvmbJzX/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open MCP Settings
Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
- Step 02
Add the server
Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
- Step 03
Save and reload
Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
- Step 04
Start using Regex Safety Analyzer
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Regex Safety Analyzer, help me...". 3 tools available
Cline · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"regex-safety-performance-analyzer": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_kSWedwC9ZlZmVtOyK83BXVelMk1nxklzWcvmbJzX/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open Cline MCP Settings
Click the Connectors icon in the Cline sidebar panel
- Step 02
Add remote server
Click "Add Connector" and paste the configuration above
- Step 03
Enable the server
Toggle the server switch to ON
- Step 04
Start using Regex Safety Analyzer
Ask Cline: "Using Regex Safety Analyzer, help me...". 3 tools available
Claude Code · Terminal command
Advanced setup
claude mcp add regex-safety-performance-analyzer --transport http "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_kSWedwC9ZlZmVtOyK83BXVelMk1nxklzWcvmbJzX/mcp"- Step 01
Install Claude Code
Run npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code if not already installed
- Step 02
Add the Connector
Run the command above in your terminal
- Step 03
Verify the connection
Run claude mcp to list connected servers, or type /mcp inside a session
- Step 04
Start using Regex Safety Analyzer
Ask Claude: "Using Regex Safety Analyzer, show me...". 3 tools are ready
Where the request belongs
Work Regex Safety Analyzer can move forward.
Security engineers, backend developers, and DevOps professionals who cannot afford a service outage caused by malformed input.
Security Engineer
Auditing new code deployments to ensure no ReDoS vulnerabilities are introduced.
Backend Developer
Testing complex regex patterns for performance stability before committing to the codebase.
DevOps Engineer
Verifying that configuration-based regex rules won't cause high CPU usage on production servers.
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Before you connect
Questions about Regex Safety Analyzer.
The practical details behind the request, access and result.
How does Regex Safety & Performance Analyzer prevent crashes?
It identifies structural patterns like nested quantifiers that cause the regex engine to loop excessively, preventing service outages.
Can I use Regex Safety & Performance Analyzer with Claude?
Yes, you can connect this Connector to any compatible client like Claude or Cursor to audit your patterns directly in your chat interface.
Does Regex Safety & Performance Analyzer check for syntax errors?
It focuses on security and performance risks like ReDoS rather than simple syntax validation, though it must parse the pattern correctly to work.
Is Regex Safety & Performance Analyzer useful for production code?
Absolutely. It helps you verify that your patterns are resilient against malicious inputs before they are deployed to live environments.
How do I know if a pattern is dangerous using Regex Safety & Performance Analyzer?
The capability provides a risk score and a human-readable classification so you can immediately see if a pattern is safe or critical.
What is catastrophic backtracking?
It is a performance failure where the engine explores every possible permutation of matches, causing exponential growth in computation time relative to input length.
How does this capability identify vulnerabilities?
The analyze_regex_pattern capability parses the pattern into an AST to find structural flaws like nested quantifiers or overlapping alternatives.
Can I compare two different regex patterns?
Yes, use the compare_patterns_safety capability to determine which pattern is more performance-resilient and see the risk difference.
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