pipedrive_search_persons
Search for persons by name, email, or phone number.
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What pipedrive_search_persons does on Pipedrive MCP Server
AI agents call pipedrive_search_persons to retrieve information from Pipedrive 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 pipedrive_search_persons is rated Low
This tool queries existing contact data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The blast radius is minimal—an AI agent misusing this tool could only retrieve contact information already stored in Pipedrive, which is a standard CRM read operation. No data is altered, no code is executed, and no financial transactions occur.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_persons' and description 'Search for persons by name, email, or phone number' indicate a query operation with no side effects. The action is retrieval-only, matching the Read category pattern of 'search, list, get, fetch'.
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The rule that runs pipedrive_search_persons safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Pipedrive MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For pipedrive_search_persons, this is the rule to start with:
pipedrive_search_persons 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 Pipedrive MCP Server, apply this rule, and every pipedrive_search_persons call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about pipedrive_search_persons
Search for persons by name, email, or phone number. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Pipedrive MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Pipedrive MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for pipedrive_search_persons: 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 Pipedrive MCP Server. Nothing to install.
pipedrive_search_persons 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 pipedrive_search_persons 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 pipedrive_search_persons. 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.
pipedrive_search_persons is provided by the Pipedrive MCP Server MCP server (ckalima/pipedrive-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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