# web_search

Search the web and return relevant results with titles, URLs, and content snippets. Use this to look up current market rates, industry trends, tool comparisons, or any question that benefits from up-to-date external information.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `web_search`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/web-search

## Facts

- Tool: `web_search`
- Server: Businys (`@businys/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server.md
- Install: `npx -y @businys/mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/hiatys/businys-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "web_search",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why web_search is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries external information from the web without modifying, deleting, executing code, or creating financial obligations. It is purely informational lookup functionality, making it a Read category tool with low severity risk.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'web_search' and description states it 'Search the web and return relevant results with titles, URLs, and content snippets.' The verb 'search' and 'return' indicate read-only data retrieval with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call web_search to retrieve information from Businys without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Businys:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "web_search": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Businys (247)

- `archive_contract` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/archive-contract.md
- `archive_invoice` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/archive-invoice.md
- `cancel_booking` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/cancel-booking.md
- `cancel_invitation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/cancel-invitation.md
- `delete_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-account.md
- `delete_asset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-asset.md
- `delete_automation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-automation.md
- `delete_blackout` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-blackout.md
- `delete_exercise` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-exercise.md
- `delete_gear_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-gear-item.md
- `delete_goal` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-goal.md
- `delete_measurement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-measurement.md
- `delete_personal_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-personal-record.md
- `delete_program` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-program.md
- `delete_sub_profile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-sub-profile.md
- `delete_workout` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-workout.md
- `delete_workout_set` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-workout-set.md
- `remove_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/remove-member.md
- `revoke_api_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/revoke-api-key.md
- `revoke_portal_access` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/revoke-portal-access.md
- `skip_nurture` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/skip-nurture.md
- `create_automation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/create-automation.md
- `switch_organization` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/switch-organization.md
- `cancel_recurring_billing` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/cancel-recurring-billing.md
- `create_credit_pack` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/create-credit-pack.md
- `create_deposit_invoice` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/create-deposit-invoice.md
- `create_recurring_billing` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/create-recurring-billing.md
- `deduct_credit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/deduct-credit.md
- `forfeit_deposit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/forfeit-deposit.md
- `pause_recurring_billing` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/pause-recurring-billing.md
- …and 217 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=app-businys-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/app-businys-mcp-server
