# search

Full-text search across GallanDigital's published, buyer-facing listings only. Read-only, no authentication required (public endpoint, IP rate-limited). Returns an array of listing summaries, each with title, slug, short_description, price_cents, currency, listing_type, complexity_level, category_slug, and a nested contributor object (slug, display_name). Use as the entry point for discovery -- pass a result's slug to fetch for full listing detail.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `search`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gallandigital-marketplace/search

## Facts

- Tool: `search`
- Server: Marketplace (`https://gallandigital.com/api/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gallandigital-marketplace.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/ZWingett/gallandigital-marketplace
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade C, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 4 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `limit` | integer | no | Maximum number of results to return. |
| `query` | string | yes | Search terms to match against listing title, description, and tags. |
| `industry` | string | no | Optional: restrict results to listings tagged for a specific industry vertical (matches industry_focus). |
| `category_slug` | string | no | Optional: restrict results to one category slug. Call list_categories first for valid values. |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "search",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "<query>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why search is rated Low

This tool only retrieves and queries publicly available marketplace listing data. It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute code, or affect financial transactions. It is explicitly marked as read-only and returns only summaries. The IP rate-limiting and public endpoint design further confirm it is a safe, passive discovery mechanism.

From the tool's own definition: "Full-text search across GallanDigital's published, buyer-facing listings only. Read-only, no authentication required (public endpoint, IP rate-limited). Returns an array of listing summaries."

## Use case

AI agents call search to retrieve information from Marketplace 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 Marketplace:

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

## Other tools on Marketplace (4)

- `fetch` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gallandigital-marketplace/fetch.md
- `get_contributor_profile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gallandigital-marketplace/get-contributor-profile.md
- `get_deployment_guidance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gallandigital-marketplace/get-deployment-guidance.md
- `list_categories` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gallandigital-marketplace/list-categories.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=com-gallandigital-marketplace · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-gallandigital-marketplace