# search_similar

Search for similar content using vector similarity

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `search_similar`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/search-similar

## Facts

- Tool: `search_similar`
- Server: Claude MCP Server Ecosystem (`coder-rl/claude_mcpserver_dev1`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Coder-RL/Claude_MCPServer_Dev1
- 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": "search_similar",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why search_similar is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only operation—searching and retrieving similar content via vector similarity matching. It queries an underlying data store (likely the Qdrant vector database mentioned in the server description) but does not create, modify, delete, or execute arbitrary code.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'search_similar' and description 'Search for similar content using vector similarity' indicate a query operation that retrieves or searches data without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations."

## Use case

AI agents call search_similar to retrieve information from Claude MCP Server Ecosystem 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 Claude MCP Server Ecosystem:

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

## Other tools on Claude MCP Server Ecosystem (228)

- `delete_enhanced_memory` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/delete-enhanced-memory.md
- `delete_memory` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/delete-memory.md
- `revoke_session` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/revoke-session.md
- `undeploy_model` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/undeploy-model.md
- `adaptive_cross_attention` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/adaptive-cross-attention.md
- `adaptive_sparsity_tuning` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/adaptive-sparsity-tuning.md
- `authenticate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/authenticate.md
- `benchmark_encoding_performance` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/benchmark-encoding-performance.md
- `build_documentation_project` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/build-documentation-project.md
- `compute_cross_attention` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/compute-cross-attention.md
- `create_neural_network` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/create-neural-network.md
- `create_security_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/create-security-scan.md
- `deploy_model` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/deploy-model.md
- `deploy_plan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/deploy-plan.md
- `derive_key` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/derive-key.md
- `execute_control_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/execute-control-test.md
- `execute_orchestration` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/execute-orchestration.md
- `execute_pipeline` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/execute-pipeline.md
- `execute_security_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/execute-security-scan.md
- `execute_sparse_attention` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/execute-sparse-attention.md
- `execute_transformer_block` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/execute-transformer-block.md
- `execute_warehouse_query` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/execute-warehouse-query.md
- `generate_attention_pattern` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/generate-attention-pattern.md
- `generate_position_encodings` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/generate-position-encodings.md
- `hyperparameter_search` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/hyperparameter-search.md
- `initialize_cross_attention_session` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/initialize-cross-attention-session.md
- `optimize_architecture` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/optimize-architecture.md
- `optimize_attention_chunks` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/optimize-attention-chunks.md
- `optimize_cross_attention_fusion` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/optimize-cross-attention-fusion.md
- `optimize_gradient` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1/optimize-gradient.md
- …and 198 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1.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=coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1 · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/coder-rl-claude-mcpserver-dev1