domain_search
Search for available domains. Returns availability and pricing for requested TLDs.
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What domain_search does on CoWork OS
AI agents call domain_search to retrieve information from CoWork OS without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why domain_search is rated Low
This tool retrieves publicly available domain registration information (availability status and pricing). It performs a lookup/query operation with no capability to register domains, modify data, execute code, or trigger external transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an agent could only generate spurious domain searches, wasting API calls or returning redundant information.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Search for available domains. Returns availability and pricing' — purely informational queries with no side effects, data modification, or state changes.
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The rule that runs domain_search safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and CoWork OS, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For domain_search, this is the rule to start with:
domain_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 CoWork OS, apply this rule, and every domain_search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about domain_search
Search for available domains. Returns availability and pricing for requested TLDs. It is categorised as a Read tool in the CoWork OS MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the CoWork OS MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for domain_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 CoWork OS. Nothing to install.
domain_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 domain_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 domain_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.
domain_search is provided by the CoWork OS MCP server (CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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