search_brain
A read tool on the MyChatArchive MCP server.
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What search_brain does on MyChatArchive MCP Server
AI agents call search_brain to retrieve information from MyChatArchive 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 search_brain is rated Low
This tool performs a read-only search operation across local conversation data. While the specific description is empty, the context from the server description and sibling tools strongly indicates this is a retrieval/query function with no side effects. The minimal severity reflects that misuse would only expose existing conversation data already accessible locally, with no destructive or operational impact.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_brain' and sibling tools ('search_recent', 'get_context', 'get_profile') are all query/retrieval operations.
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The rule that runs search_brain safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and MyChatArchive MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For search_brain, this is the rule to start with:
search_brain 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 MyChatArchive MCP Server, apply this rule, and every search_brain call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about search_brain
search_brain is a read tool on the MyChatArchive MCP Server MCP server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MyChatArchive MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MyChatArchive MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_brain: 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 MyChatArchive MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search_brain 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 search_brain 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 search_brain. 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.
search_brain is provided by the MyChatArchive MCP Server MCP server (1ch1n/mychatarchive). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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