Search Aurora DSQL documentation
AI agents call dsql_search_documentation to retrieve information from Awslabs Valkey without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool searches documentation, which is a read-only operation with no side effects. It retrieves information but does not create, modify, delete, or execute code. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—worst case returns irrelevant or excessive documentation results.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'dsql_search_documentation' with description 'Search Aurora DSQL documentation' indicates a retrieval operation that queries documentation without modifying state or executing arbitrary operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search Aurora DSQL documentation. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Awslabs Valkey MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Awslabs Valkey MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for dsql_search_documentation: 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 Awslabs Valkey. Nothing to install.
dsql_search_documentation 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 dsql_search_documentation 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 dsql_search_documentation. 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.
dsql_search_documentation is provided by the Awslabs Valkey MCP server (awslabs.valkey-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.