# search_archive

A read tool on the 23 Open Chat Reviewer MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `search_archive`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/23-open-chat-reviewer/search-archive

## Facts

- Tool: `search_archive`
- Server: 23 Open Chat Reviewer (`MiddleDistances/23-open-chat-reviewer`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/23-open-chat-reviewer.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/MiddleDistances/23-open-chat-reviewer
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade B, 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": "search_archive",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why search_archive is rated Low

This tool retrieves historical web data from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a read-only query operation with no side effects or blast radius if invoked by an AI agent. Low severity reflects that querying archived web snapshots poses minimal security risk.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'search_archive' combined with server context showing 'Search archived snapshots' and 'perform research across Internet Archive collections' indicates a query/search operation."

## Use case

AI agents call search_archive to retrieve information from 23 Open Chat Reviewer 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 23 Open Chat Reviewer:

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

## Other tools on 23 Open Chat Reviewer (4)

- `find_conversations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/23-open-chat-reviewer/find-conversations.md
- `get_conversation_trace` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/23-open-chat-reviewer/get-conversation-trace.md
- `get_recent_work` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/23-open-chat-reviewer/get-recent-work.md
- `archive_status` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/23-open-chat-reviewer/archive-status.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=23-open-chat-reviewer · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/23-open-chat-reviewer