search_instruments

What search_instruments does on Groww MCP Server

AI agents call search_instruments to retrieve information from Groww 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_instruments is rated Low

Without a description, we infer from context: the tool name implies searching or querying instrument data (securities, stocks, etc.) without modification. The sibling tools are predominantly read operations (get_*, calculate_*). A search function on a trading platform typically retrieves available instruments for reference. No evidence of side effects, money movement, or data modification.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_instruments' with empty description suggests a query/search operation typical of Read category. Sibling tools like 'get_all_instruments_summary', 'get_holdings', 'get_ltp' on this trading platform are all read-only data retrieval operations.

The rule that runs search_instruments safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Groww MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For search_instruments, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search_instruments": {}
  }
}

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