# 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.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `search-notes`
- 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": "search-notes",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## 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 own definition: "Full-text search for notes (kind 1) using NIP-50. Search operations retrieve and query data without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations."

## Use case

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.

## 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": {
    "search-notes": {}
  }
}
```

## 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