search_web
Web search — ranked results (title, URL, snippet) for any query. The core agent discovery primitive for lead-gen, prospe Cost: $0.005–$0.05 USDC on Base per call.
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What search_web does on Prism — Data Enrichment for AI Agents
AI agents call search_web 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_web is rated Low
search_web retrieves publicly available web search results and returns them as read-only data (title, URL, snippet). This is a query/fetch operation with no side effects on external systems or data. The cost structure (pay-per-call) reflects API usage but does not constitute a financial transaction that commits obligations or moves funds on behalf of the user.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Web search — ranked results (title, URL, snippet) for any query' and mentions 'agent discovery primitive for lead-gen, prospect[ing]'.
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The rule that runs search_web 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_web, this is the rule to start with:
search_web 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_web call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about search_web
Web search — ranked results (title, URL, snippet) for any query. The core agent discovery primitive for lead-gen, prospe 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_web 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_web: 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_web 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_web 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_web. 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_web 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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