keyword_search
Perform a keyword-based search on the Azure AI Search index.
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What keyword_search does on Azure AI Agent Service + Azure AI Search MCP Server
AI agents call keyword_search to retrieve information from Azure AI Agent Service + Azure AI Search MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why keyword_search is rated Low
This tool queries an existing Azure AI Search index to retrieve matching documents based on keyword criteria. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute arbitrary operations. The blast radius of misuse is limited to potential information disclosure from the indexed documents, which is a read operation characteristic.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'keyword_search' and description 'Perform a keyword-based search on the Azure AI Search index' indicate a search operation that retrieves data without modification.
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The rule that runs keyword_search safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Azure AI Agent Service + Azure AI Search MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For keyword_search, this is the rule to start with:
keyword_search is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Azure AI Agent Service + Azure AI Search MCP Server, apply this rule, and every keyword_search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about keyword_search
Perform a keyword-based search on the Azure AI Search index. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Azure AI Agent Service + Azure AI Search MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Azure AI Agent Service + Azure AI Search MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for keyword_search: 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 Azure AI Agent Service + Azure AI Search MCP Server. Nothing to install.
keyword_search 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 keyword_search 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 keyword_search. 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.
keyword_search is provided by the Azure AI Agent Service + Azure AI Search MCP Server MCP server (0lovesakura0/mcp-server-azure-ai-agents-main). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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