# search_models

Search the ready-made 3D model catalogue by name, category and tag. The default catalogue is a few hundred public-domain (CC0) props, free to use commercially. Faster and more predictable than generating when a common object will do: search first, generate what you cannot find.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `search_models`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/3d-ar-studio-mcp/search-models

## Facts

- Tool: `search_models`
- Server: 3d Ar Studio (`3d-ar-studio-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/3d-ar-studio-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y 3d-ar-studio-mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/3d-ar-studio-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade C, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `limit` | integer | no | How many results to return. Default 12. |
| `query` | string | no | Words to match against names, categories and tags. Omit to browse. |
| `catalogue` | string | no | A different catalogue URL to search instead of the default. |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

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

## Why search_models is rated Low

Even though search_models only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.

## Use case

AI agents call search_models to retrieve information from 3d Ar Studio 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 3d Ar Studio:

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

## Other tools on 3d Ar Studio (5)

- `check_generation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3d-ar-studio-mcp/check-generation.md
- `compose_ar_scene` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3d-ar-studio-mcp/compose-ar-scene.md
- `create_ar_page` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/3d-ar-studio-mcp/create-ar-page.md
- `export_ar` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/3d-ar-studio-mcp/export-ar.md
- `generate_3d_model` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/3d-ar-studio-mcp/generate-3d-model.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=3d-ar-studio-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/3d-ar-studio-mcp