Searches official Apollo GraphQL documentation (Apollo GraphQL, GraphOS, Apollo Router, Apollo Client, API orchestration, MCP Server, schema design, deployment best practices, connectors, and platform usage). Returns url, slug, and markdown content excerpts. For complete page content, you MUST us...
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AI agents call ApolloDocsSearch to retrieve information from Apollo GraphQL without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though ApolloDocsSearch only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"ApolloDocsSearch": {}
}
}See the full Apollo GraphQL policy for all 3 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ApolloDocsSearch gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
Searches official Apollo GraphQL documentation (Apollo GraphQL, GraphOS, Apollo Router, Apollo Client, API orchestration, MCP Server, schema design, deployment best practices, connectors, and platform usage). Returns url, slug, and markdown content excerpts. For complete page content, you MUST use the returned slug with the ApolloDocsRead tool. Use this tool when you need technical information, configuration examples, best practices, and troubleshooting guides for any Apollo GraphQL technology. Use the ApolloDocsRead tool to get all of the content for a given search result using the slug, don't use a WebSearch.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apollo GraphQL MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Apollo GraphQL MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ApolloDocsSearch: 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 Apollo GraphQL. Nothing to install.
ApolloDocsSearch 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 ApolloDocsSearch 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 ApolloDocsSearch. 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.
ApolloDocsSearch is provided by the Apollo GraphQL MCP server (@modelcontextprotocol/server-apollo-graphql). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 3 Apollo GraphQL tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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