# search_contacts

A read tool on the MCP Google Contacts Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `search_contacts`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/search-contacts

## Facts

- Tool: `search_contacts`
- Server: MCP Google Contacts Server (`4tal/mcp-google-contacts`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/4tal/mcp-google-contacts
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, 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_contacts",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why search_contacts is rated Low

Search operations retrieve and filter existing data without creating, modifying, or deleting records. This follows the Read category pattern of querying data with no side effects. The sibling tools include clearly destructive (delete_*) and write operations (create_*, add_*), which contextually confirm this tool performs read-only operations.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'search_contacts' indicates a query/retrieval operation. Server description mentions 'searching' contacts as part of comprehensive management."

## Use case

AI agents call search_contacts to retrieve information from MCP Google Contacts 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 MCP Google Contacts Server:

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

## Other tools on MCP Google Contacts Server (18)

- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/delete-contact.md
- `delete_contact_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/delete-contact-group.md
- `get_contact` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/get-contact.md
- `get_contact_group` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/get-contact-group.md
- `get_other_contacts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/get-other-contacts.md
- `list_contact_groups` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/list-contact-groups.md
- `list_contacts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/list-contacts.md
- `list_workspace_users` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/list-workspace-users.md
- `search_contacts_by_group` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/search-contacts-by-group.md
- `search_directory` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/search-directory.md
- `add_contacts_to_group` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/add-contacts-to-group.md
- `create_contact` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/create-contact.md
- `create_contact_advanced` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/create-contact-advanced.md
- `create_contact_group` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/create-contact-group.md
- `remove_contacts_from_group` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/remove-contacts-from-group.md
- `update_contact` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/update-contact.md
- `update_contact_advanced` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/update-contact-advanced.md
- `update_contact_group` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/4tal-mcp-google-contacts/update-contact-group.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=4tal-mcp-google-contacts · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/4tal-mcp-google-contacts