search-notes

Full-text search for notes (kind 1) using NIP-50. Requires relay support for NIP-50 — if results are empty, try relay-info to check NIP support. Optionally specify relays known to support NIP-50.

SERVERNostr Bray SOURCEnostr-bray

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/search-notes.md

WHAT IT DOES

What search-notes does on Nostr Bray

AI agents call search-notes 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.

RISK

Why search-notes is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only search operation across Nostr notes. It queries existing data and returns results without side effects, state changes, or external execution. The optional relay specification does not change the fundamental read-only nature of the operation. Severity is low because search queries have no blast radius beyond information disclosure.

From the tool's definition Full-text search for notes (kind 1) using NIP-50. Search operations retrieve and query data without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs search-notes safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Nostr Bray, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For search-notes, this is the rule to start with:

search-notes Allowed

search-notes is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search-notes": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Nostr Bray, apply this rule, and every search-notes call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about search-notes

What does the search-notes tool do? +

Full-text search for notes (kind 1) using NIP-50. Requires relay support for NIP-50 — if results are empty, try relay-info to check NIP support. Optionally specify relays known to support NIP-50. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Nostr Bray MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on search-notes? +

Register the Nostr Bray MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search-notes: 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 Nostr Bray. Nothing to install.

What risk level is search-notes? +

search-notes is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit search-notes? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search-notes 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.

How do I block search-notes completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for search-notes. 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.

What MCP server provides search-notes? +

search-notes is provided by the Nostr Bray MCP server (nostr-bray). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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