search_documents

SERVERMcp SOURCEhttps://developerknowledge.googleapis.com/mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 11 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/com-googleapis-developerknowledge-mcp/search-documents.md

WHAT IT DOES

What search_documents does on Mcp

AI agents call search_documents 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.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	Yes	Required. The raw query string provided by the user, such as "How to create a Cloud Storage bucket?".

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why search_documents is rated Low

Even though search_documents 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_documents safely

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

search_documents Allowed

search_documents 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_documents": {}
  }
}

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

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp, apply this rule, and every search_documents call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about search_documents

What does the search_documents tool do? +

Use this tool to find documentation about Google developer products. The documents contain official APIs, code snippets, release notes, best practices, guides, debugging info, and more. It covers the following products and domains: * ADK: adk.dev * Android: developer.android.com * Apigee: docs.apigee.com * Chrome: developer.chrome.com * Dart: dart.dev * Firebase: firebase.google.com * Flutter: docs.flutter.dev * Fuchsia: fuchsia.dev * Gemini CLI: geminicli.com * Genkit: genkit.dev * Go: go.dev * Google AI: ai.google.dev * Google Antigravity: antigravity.google * Google Cloud: cloud.google.com & docs.cloud.google.com * Google Developers, Ads, Search, Google Maps, Youtube: developers.google.com * Google Home: developers.home.google.com * Google Maps Platform: mapsplatform.google.com * TensorFlow: www.tensorflow.org * Web: web.dev This tool returns chunks of text, names, and URLs for matching documents. If the returned chunks are not detailed enough to answer the user's question, use get_documents with the parent from this tool's output to retrieve the full document content. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does search_documents accept? +

search_documents accepts 1 parameter: query. Required: query. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on search_documents? +

Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_documents: 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 Mcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is search_documents? +

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

Can I rate-limit search_documents? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search_documents 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_documents completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for search_documents. 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_documents? +

search_documents is provided by the MCP server (https://developerknowledge.googleapis.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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