# search

Search the web and return clean results in JSON, Markdown, or HTML

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

## Facts

- Tool: `search`
- Server: Mcp (`@geekflare/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @geekflare/mcp`
- Homepage: https://github.com/oci:geekflarehq/geekflare-api-mcp:0.3.5
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 12 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `time` | string | no | Time filter: any, d, w, m, y, d7, h6 etc. |
| `limit` | number | no | Number of results |
| `query` | string | yes | Search query |
| `format` | string | no |  |
| `scrape` | boolean | no | Scrape content from result URLs |
| `source` | string | no |  |
| `category` | string | no |  |
| `location` | string | no | Country code (ISO alpha-2) |
| `scrapeLimit` | number | no | Number of URLs to scrape |
| `excludeDomains` | array | no | Exclude these domains |
| `groundedAnswer` | boolean | no | Generate AI-grounded answer from results |
| `includeDomains` | array | no | Only include these domains |

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 retrieves and queries web search results without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing code. It has no side effects on external systems beyond issuing search queries. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could perform excessive searches or access sensitive information already public on the web, but cannot damage systems or resources.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Search the web and return clean results' with output formats (JSON, Markdown, HTML). The name 'search' and description indicate data retrieval with no modification or deletion of data."

Risk signals: High parameter count (12 properties)

## Use case

AI agents call search to retrieve information from Mcp 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 Mcp:

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

## Other tools on Mcp (19)

- `lighthouse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/lighthouse.md
- `mtr` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/mtr.md
- `openPorts` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/openports.md
- `ping` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/ping.md
- `url2Pdf` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/url2pdf.md
- `brokenLink` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/brokenlink.md
- `dnsRecord` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/dnsrecord.md
- `dnsSec` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/dnssec.md
- `httpHeader` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/httpheader.md
- `httpProtocol` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/httpprotocol.md
- `loadTime` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/loadtime.md
- `metaScrape` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/metascrape.md
- `mixedContent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/mixedcontent.md
- `redirectCheck` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/redirectcheck.md
- `screenshot` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/screenshot.md
- `siteStatus` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/sitestatus.md
- `tlsScan` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/tlsscan.md
- `ttfb` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/ttfb.md
- `webScrape` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/webscrape.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-geekflare-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-geekflare-mcp