# web_search

Search the web using Bing Web Grounding to find the most current information.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `web_search`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/0lovesakura0-mcp-server-azure-ai-agents-main/web-search

## Facts

- Tool: `web_search`
- Server: Azure AI Agent Service + Azure AI Search MCP Server (`0lovesakura0/mcp-server-azure-ai-agents-main`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/0lovesakura0-mcp-server-azure-ai-agents-main.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/0lovesakura0/mcp-server-azure-ai-agents-main
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade A, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "web_search",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why web_search is rated Low

Web search retrieves publicly available information without modifying, executing code, deleting data, or committing financial resources. The operation is read-only and returns search results. Severity is low because the tool's primary risk is information leakage or manipulation through search results, which has minimal blast radius when used by an AI agent.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'web_search' and description states it 'Search[es] the web using Bing Web Grounding to find the most current information.' This is a query operation with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call web_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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Azure AI Agent Service + Azure AI Search MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "web_search": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Azure AI Agent Service + Azure AI Search MCP Server (4)

- `hybrid_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0lovesakura0-mcp-server-azure-ai-agents-main/hybrid-search.md
- `keyword_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0lovesakura0-mcp-server-azure-ai-agents-main/keyword-search.md
- `search_index` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0lovesakura0-mcp-server-azure-ai-agents-main/search-index.md
- `vector_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0lovesakura0-mcp-server-azure-ai-agents-main/vector-search.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=0lovesakura0-mcp-server-azure-ai-agents-main · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/0lovesakura0-mcp-server-azure-ai-agents-main