list_search_providers
List all available Unified Search providers in Nextcloud.
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What list_search_providers does on AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server
AI agents call list_search_providers to retrieve information from AIquila — Nextcloud 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 list_search_providers is rated Low
This tool retrieves metadata about available search providers within Nextcloud—a read-only operation that returns configuration/system information without side effects. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The blast radius if misused by an AI agent is minimal, as listing providers poses no data loss or operational risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_search_providers' and description 'List all available Unified Search providers in Nextcloud' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification or execution of external systems.
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The rule that runs list_search_providers safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_search_providers, this is the rule to start with:
list_search_providers 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 AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server, apply this rule, and every list_search_providers call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_search_providers
List all available Unified Search providers in Nextcloud. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_search_providers: 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 AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_search_providers 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 list_search_providers 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 list_search_providers. 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.
list_search_providers is provided by the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP server (elgorro/aiquila). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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