AI agents call search_product_catalog_items to retrieve information from AdButler without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | — | Search query string |
catalog_id | number | Yes | Catalog ID |
publisher_id | number | Yes | Publisher ID |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool performs a search operation to retrieve and query data from a product catalog. Search operations are read-only by nature—they retrieve information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing code. The lack of language indicating state changes, deletions, or external execution confirms this is a Read category tool with low severity risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_product_catalog_items' and description 'Search for items in a product catalog' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Risk signalsAccepts freeform code/query input (query)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search for items in a product catalog. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AdButler MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
search_product_catalog_items accepts 3 parameters: query, catalog_id, publisher_id. Required: catalog_id, publisher_id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the AdButler MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_product_catalog_items: 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 AdButler. Nothing to install.
search_product_catalog_items 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_product_catalog_items 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_product_catalog_items. 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_product_catalog_items is provided by the AdButler MCP server (adbutler/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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