search_github
GitHub repository discovery — top repos by stars (name, language, description, forks, topics) for any keyword. For dev a Cost: $0.005–$0.05 USDC on Base per call.
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What search_github does on Prism — Data Enrichment for AI Agents
AI agents call search_github to retrieve information from Prism — Data Enrichment for AI Agents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
arg | string | Yes |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why search_github is rated Low
This tool queries public GitHub repository metadata and returns read-only information. It does not execute code, modify data, delete resources, or commit financial transactions directly. The USDC cost is a payment for the API service itself, not a financial operation performed by the tool. The query-and-retrieve pattern is characteristic of Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool performs 'GitHub repository discovery' and returns 'top repos by stars (name, language, description, forks, topics) for any keyword' — purely informational retrieval with no modification, execution, or side effects.
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The rule that runs search_github safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Prism — Data Enrichment for AI Agents, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For search_github, this is the rule to start with:
search_github is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Prism — Data Enrichment for AI Agents, apply this rule, and every search_github call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about search_github
GitHub repository discovery — top repos by stars (name, language, description, forks, topics) for any keyword. For dev a Cost: $0.005–$0.05 USDC on Base per call. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Prism — Data Enrichment for AI Agents MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
search_github accepts 1 parameter: arg. Required: arg. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Prism — Data Enrichment for AI Agents MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_github: 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 Prism — Data Enrichment for AI Agents. Nothing to install.
search_github 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 search_github 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 search_github. 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.
search_github is provided by the Prism — Data Enrichment for AI Agents MCP server (https://enrich.gocreativeai.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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