search_studios

SERVERGame Dev Outsourcing Directory SOURCEhttps://www.gamedevoutsourcing.com/api/mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 90 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade C, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/com-gamedevoutsourcing-www-directory/search-studios.md

WHAT IT DOES

What search_studios does on Game Dev Outsourcing Directory

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

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`limit`	integer	—	How many studios to return. Capped at 25; the "total" field always reports the real number of matches.
`query`	string	—	Free text matched against studio name, tagline and description. Use for a studio name or a distinctive word, not for a facet you can filter on — "Poland" belong
`engine`	string	—	Game engine the studio works in. The display label or the site's URL slug is accepted as well as the code below.
`region`	string	—	Broad region, when the buyer has not named a country. Ignored if "country" is set. The display label or the site's URL slug is accepted as well as the code belo
`country`	string	—	Country the studio is based in. The display label or the site's URL slug is accepted as well as the code below.
`service`	string	—	The kind of work the studio does. The display label or the site's URL slug is accepted as well as the code below.
`artStyle`	string	—	Art style the studio works in. The display label or the site's URL slug is accepted as well as the code below.
`platform`	string	—	Platform the studio ships to. The display label or the site's URL slug is accepted as well as the code below.
`teamSize`	string	—	Headcount band. The display label or the site's URL slug is accepted as well as the code below.

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why search_studios is rated Low

Even though search_studios only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs search_studios safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Game Dev Outsourcing Directory, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For search_studios, this is the rule to start with:

search_studios Allowed

search_studios is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search_studios": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Game Dev Outsourcing Directory, apply this rule, and every search_studios call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about search_studios

What does the search_studios tool do? +

Find game development outsourcing studios in this directory by service, country, region, engine, platform, art style, team size, or free text in the studio name and description. Start here for any "who can build / animate / port / co-develop X" or "studios in <country>" question. Returns up to 25 studios with their profile URLs plus the true number of matches, so you can say "10 of 214" instead of implying you have seen the whole directory. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Game Dev Outsourcing Directory MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does search_studios accept? +

search_studios accepts 9 parameters: limit, query, engine, region, country, service, artStyle, platform, teamSize. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on search_studios? +

Register the Game Dev Outsourcing Directory MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_studios: 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 Game Dev Outsourcing Directory. Nothing to install.

What risk level is search_studios? +

search_studios is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit search_studios? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search_studios 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.

How do I block search_studios completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for search_studios. 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.

What MCP server provides search_studios? +

search_studios is provided by the Game Dev Outsourcing Directory MCP server (https://www.gamedevoutsourcing.com/api/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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