# search_breeds

Search HonestDog's breed catalogue by name, size class, or S–E health grade. Returns breed slugs for the other tools plus the honestdog.de breed page URL. / Durchsucht den HonestDog-Rassenkatalog nach Name, Größe oder S–E-Gesundheitsnote.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `search_breeds`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/de-honestdog-honestdog/search-breeds

## Facts

- Tool: `search_breeds`
- Server: Honestdog (`https://server.honestdog.de/api/v1/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-honestdog-honestdog.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://server.honestdog.de/api/v1/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade C, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: yes
- Parameters: 4
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `size` | string | no | Size class filter |
| `limit` | integer | no |  |
| `query` | string | no | Breed name (substring, case-insensitive), e.g. 'pudel' |
| `health_grade` | string | no | HonestDog S–E health grade (S = healthiest breeding basis) |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

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

## Why search_breeds is rated Low

Even though search_breeds 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.

## Use case

AI agents call search_breeds to retrieve information from Honestdog 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 Honestdog:

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

## Other tools on Honestdog (4)

- `about_honestdog` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-honestdog-honestdog/about-honestdog.md
- `get_breed_health_profile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-honestdog-honestdog/get-breed-health-profile.md
- `search_breeders` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-honestdog-honestdog/search-breeders.md
- `search_shelter_dogs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-honestdog-honestdog/search-shelter-dogs.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=de-honestdog-honestdog · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/de-honestdog-honestdog