search_auto
Automatically select and execute the best search method based on query characteristics and graph size. Returns results along with the selected method and reasoning.
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What search_auto does on Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server
AI agents call search_auto to retrieve information from Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why search_auto is rated Low
This is a search/query operation that retrieves data from the knowledge graph memory store. The tool analyzes query characteristics and selects an optimal search strategy, then returns matching results. It has no capability to modify, create, delete, or execute external operations - it only reads and returns data.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Automatically select and execute the best search method' and 'Returns results' - purely retrieving/querying data from the knowledge graph with no modification, creation, deletion, or side effects.
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The rule that runs search_auto safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For search_auto, this is the rule to start with:
search_auto 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 Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server, apply this rule, and every search_auto call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about search_auto
Automatically select and execute the best search method based on query characteristics and graph size. Returns results along with the selected method and reasoning. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_auto: 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 Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server. Nothing to install.
search_auto 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_auto 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_auto. 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_auto is provided by the Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server MCP server (danielsimonjr/memory-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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