Dispatch to the QUALITATIVE RESEARCHER — thematic synthesis from unstructured text (interviews, reviews, forum threads, customer language). Use for: "what are the 2-3 recurring themes in how D2C founders talk about X / what language is being used around Y / what are the patterns in customer revie...
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
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AI agents call dispatch_qualitative_researcher_async to retrieve information from Heista 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 dispatch_qualitative_researcher_async 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.
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"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"dispatch_qualitative_researcher_async": {}
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}See the full Heista policy for all 69 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access dispatch_qualitative_researcher_async 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.
Dispatch to the QUALITATIVE RESEARCHER — thematic synthesis from unstructured text (interviews, reviews, forum threads, customer language). Use for: "what are the 2-3 recurring themes in how D2C founders talk about X / what language is being used around Y / what are the patterns in customer reviews of Z". Every theme carries evidence count, triangulation status, ≥1 verbatim quote, outlier-check note. SOLVES the Reddit/X/Substack named-operator voice retrieval gap that legacy search tools could not fill. Returns: Corpus + Sampling + Coding methodology + 4-axis Themes table + Theme synthesis + Outlier voices + Saturation assessment + Sources. NOT for: quantitative effect sizes (use dispatch_quantitative_researcher) / multi-platform discourse mapping (use dispatch_social_listening_researcher). ASYNC version: returns { job_id } immediately, the specialist runs durably on a Vercel Workflow (no 300s timeout). Use this version when the specialist is expected to take >90s. Call get_dispatch_result(job_id) periodically (respect wait_ms_hint in the response) until status === 'completed' or 'failed'. Idempotent: same brief + same org reuses the same job_id, so retries don't fan out duplicate runs.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Heista MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Heista MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for dispatch_qualitative_researcher_async: 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 Heista. Nothing to install.
dispatch_qualitative_researcher_async 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 dispatch_qualitative_researcher_async 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 dispatch_qualitative_researcher_async. 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.
dispatch_qualitative_researcher_async is provided by the Heista MCP server (https://www.heista.co/api/mcp/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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