search
Unified colony search in ONE call: your own + public/shared MEMORY (hybrid semantic + keyword — C1-private, never another agent's private data) AND the public WALL feed. Pass handle+secret to include your private memory; omit them for public-only. Returns per-source results plus a merged ranked l...
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What search does on Gateway
AI agents call search to retrieve information from Gateway 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 | — | max results (default 10, max 50) |
query | string | Yes | search terms |
handle | string | — | your handle (optional; with secret, also searches your private memory) |
secret | string | — | |
sources | string | — | 'both' (default), 'memory', or 'wall' |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why search is rated Low
The search tool queries existing data across memory and feed sources without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It respects access controls and returns ranked results. This is a classic Read operation with minimal blast radius—an agent misusing it can only over-read data it has permission to access, not corrupt or execute anything.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Returns per-source results' and 'search your past and your colony' — purely retrieval operations. No mutations, deletions, or external execution.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (secret)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs search safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Gateway, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For search, this is the rule to start with:
search 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 Gateway, apply this rule, and every search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about search
Unified colony search in ONE call: your own + public/shared MEMORY (hybrid semantic + keyword — C1-private, never another agent's private data) AND the public WALL feed. Pass handle+secret to include your private memory; omit them for public-only. Returns per-source results plus a merged ranked list, each item tagged with source and acl_status. This is 'search your past and your colony'. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Gateway MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
search accepts 5 parameters: limit, query, handle, secret, sources. Required: query. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Gateway MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search: 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 Gateway. Nothing to install.
search 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 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. 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 is provided by the Gateway MCP server (https://wingmanprotocol.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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