search_docs
Search for Google Docs by name using Drive API
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What search_docs does on VaultAssist
AI agents call search_docs to retrieve information from VaultAssist without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why search_docs is rated Low
This tool performs a search operation to retrieve documents by name. It is a non-destructive, side-effect-free query operation that only retrieves data from Google Drive, making it a Read category tool. The severity is low because unauthorized access to document metadata poses limited risk compared to data modification or deletion.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_docs' and description 'Search for Google Docs by name using Drive API' indicate a read-only query operation that retrieves documents without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations.
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The rule that runs search_docs safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and VaultAssist, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For search_docs, this is the rule to start with:
search_docs 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 VaultAssist, apply this rule, and every search_docs call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about search_docs
Search for Google Docs by name using Drive API. It is categorised as a Read tool in the VaultAssist MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the VaultAssist MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_docs: 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 VaultAssist. Nothing to install.
search_docs 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_docs 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_docs. 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_docs is provided by the VaultAssist MCP server (3xcaffeine/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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