# falcon_search_detections

Find detections for malicious activity

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `falcon_search_detections`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-detections

## Facts

- Tool: `falcon_search_detections`
- Server: CrowdStrike Falcon (`@falcon-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike.md
- Install: `npx -y @falcon-mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@falcon-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity verified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "falcon_search_detections",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why falcon_search_detections is rated Low

This tool searches or queries existing detection records in CrowdStrike Falcon. The verb 'search' and 'find' are read operations that retrieve information about detected malicious activity. While the underlying data concerns security threats, the tool itself performs no side effects, does not execute code, does not delete data, and does not commit financial obligations. It is purely informational retrieval.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'falcon_search_detections' and description 'Find detections for malicious activity' indicate a query/search operation that retrieves detection data without modifying or executing actions."

## Use case

AI agents call falcon_search_detections to retrieve information from CrowdStrike Falcon without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches CrowdStrike Falcon:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "falcon_search_detections": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on CrowdStrike Falcon (32)

- `falcon_remove_iocs` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-remove-iocs.md
- `falcon_launch_scheduled_report` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-launch-scheduled-report.md
- `search_ngsiem` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/search-ngsiem.md
- `falcon_check_connectivity` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-check-connectivity.md
- `falcon_count_kubernetes_containers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-count-kubernetes-containers.md
- `falcon_download_report_execution` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-download-report-execution.md
- `falcon_get_behavior_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-get-behavior-details.md
- `falcon_get_detection_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-get-detection-details.md
- `falcon_get_host_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-get-host-details.md
- `falcon_get_incident_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-get-incident-details.md
- `falcon_get_mitre_report` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-get-mitre-report.md
- `falcon_list_enabled_modules` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-list-enabled-modules.md
- `falcon_list_modules` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-list-modules.md
- `falcon_search_actors` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-actors.md
- `falcon_search_applications` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-applications.md
- `falcon_search_behaviors` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-behaviors.md
- `falcon_search_hosts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-hosts.md
- `falcon_search_images_vulnerabilities` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-images-vulnerabilities.md
- `falcon_search_incidents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-incidents.md
- `falcon_search_indicators` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-indicators.md
- `falcon_search_iocs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-iocs.md
- `falcon_search_kubernetes_containers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-kubernetes-containers.md
- `falcon_search_report_executions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-report-executions.md
- `falcon_search_reports` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-reports.md
- `falcon_search_scheduled_reports` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-scheduled-reports.md
- `falcon_search_sensor_usage` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-sensor-usage.md
- `falcon_search_serverless_vulnerabilities` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-serverless-vulnerabilities.md
- `falcon_search_unmanaged_assets` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-unmanaged-assets.md
- `falcon_search_vulnerabilities` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-search-vulnerabilities.md
- `falcon_show_crowd_score` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike/falcon-show-crowd-score.md
- …and 2 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/crowdstrike.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=crowdstrike · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/crowdstrike