# contacts-search

Search your contacts by name, display name, or NIP-05. Resolves profiles in one batch — much faster than fetching each individually. Use this to find a contact when you know their name but not their pubkey.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `contacts-search`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/contacts-search

## Facts

- Tool: `contacts-search`
- Server: Nostr Bray (`nostr-bray`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray.md
- Install: `npx -y nostr-bray`
- Homepage: https://github.com/forgesworn/bray
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- 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": "contacts-search",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why contacts-search is rated Low

This tool queries existing contact data by name or identifier and returns matching profiles. It retrieves information without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The batch resolution is an optimization detail that does not change the fundamental read-only nature of the operation.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description: 'Search your contacts by name, display name, or NIP-05. Resolves profiles in one batch'. No mention of modification, deletion, execution, or financial operations. The operation is a search/query that retrieves contact data."

## Use case

AI agents call contacts-search to retrieve information from Nostr Bray 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 Nostr Bray:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "contacts-search": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Nostr Bray (239)

- `blossom-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/blossom-delete.md
- `group-remove-user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/group-remove-user.md
- `label-remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/label-remove.md
- `marketplace-credentials-clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/marketplace-credentials-clear.md
- `marketplace-retire` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/marketplace-retire.md
- `social-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/social-delete.md
- `tombstone` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/tombstone.md
- `trust-revoke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/trust-revoke.md
- `vault-revoke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/vault-revoke.md
- `zap-wallet-clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/zap-wallet-clear.md
- `cast-spell` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/cast-spell.md
- `execute-action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/execute-action.md
- `identity-restore-shamir` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/identity-restore-shamir.md
- `identity-switch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/identity-switch.md
- `marketplace-probe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/marketplace-probe.md
- `nip44-encrypt` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/nip44-encrypt.md
- `onboard-verified` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/onboard-verified.md
- `relay-auth` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/relay-auth.md
- `trust-attest-chain` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/trust-attest-chain.md
- `trust-ring-lsag-sign` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/trust-ring-lsag-sign.md
- `trust-ring-prove` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/trust-ring-prove.md
- `trust-spoken-verify` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/trust-spoken-verify.md
- `vault-encrypt` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/vault-encrypt.md
- `marketplace-pay` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/marketplace-pay.md
- `zap-make-invoice` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/zap-make-invoice.md
- `zap-send` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/zap-send.md
- `article-list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/article-list.md
- `article-read` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/article-read.md
- `badge-list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/badge-list.md
- `blossom-check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/blossom-check.md
- …and 209 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray.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=dev-forgesworn-bray · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/dev-forgesworn-bray