crm_search_contacts
Search the connected CRM (HubSpot) for contacts by free text (name, email, company). Returns {data: contacts[]}. Use before creating a contact to check if one already exists.
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What crm_search_contacts does on Max MCP Server
AI agents call crm_search_contacts to retrieve information from Max MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why crm_search_contacts is rated Low
Searches and retrieves contact data from HubSpot without modification or side effects.
From the tool's definition Search the connected CRM for contacts by free text. Returns contacts data.
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The rule that runs crm_search_contacts safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Max MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For crm_search_contacts, this is the rule to start with:
crm_search_contacts 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 Max MCP Server, apply this rule, and every crm_search_contacts call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about crm_search_contacts
Search the connected CRM (HubSpot) for contacts by free text (name, email, company). Returns {data: contacts[]}. Use before creating a contact to check if one already exists. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Max MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Max MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for crm_search_contacts: 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 Max MCP Server. Nothing to install.
crm_search_contacts 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 crm_search_contacts 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 crm_search_contacts. 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.
crm_search_contacts is provided by the Max MCP Server MCP server (digital-crew-technologies/max-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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