diff --git a/cmd/serve/serve.go b/cmd/serve/serve.go
index c650f857..004684ac 100644
--- a/cmd/serve/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/serve/serve.go
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ var (
 	enableMCP   bool
 	mcpPort     string
 	mcpHTTP     bool
+	// filters can be injected into the server (repeatable flag)
+	filters     []string
 )
 
 var ServeCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@ var ServeCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			EnableHttp:  enableHttp,
 			Token:       aiProvider.Password,
 			Logger:      logger,
+			Filters:     filters,
 		}
 		go func() {
 			if err := server.ServeMetrics(); err != nil {
@@ -237,4 +240,6 @@ func init() {
 	ServeCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&enableMCP, "mcp", "", false, "Enable Mission Control Protocol server")
 	ServeCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&mcpPort, "mcp-port", "", "8089", "Port to run the MCP server on")
 	ServeCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&mcpHTTP, "mcp-http", "", false, "Enable HTTP mode for MCP server")
+	// allow injecting filters into the running server (repeatable)
+	ServeCmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&filters, "filter", []string{}, "Filter to apply (can be specified multiple times)")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/server/server.go b/pkg/server/server.go
index b30cc508..6c81693f 100644
--- a/pkg/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/server/server.go
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	AnalyzeHandler *analyze.Handler
 	QueryHandler   *query.Handler
 	Logger         *zap.Logger
+	// Filters can be injected into the server to limit analysis to specific analyzers
+	Filters        []string
 	metricsServer  *http.Server
 	listener       net.Listener
 	EnableHttp     bool