search-contacts-advanced
Search contacts based on combinations of advanced filters. Documentation Link - https://doc.clickup.com/8631005/d/h/87cpx-158396/6e629989abe7fad
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What search-contacts-advanced does on GoHighLevel MCP Server
AI agents call search-contacts-advanced to retrieve information from GoHighLevel 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 search-contacts-advanced is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves contact data based on filter parameters. Search operations are read-only with no ability to create, modify, delete, or execute external operations. The blast radius of misuse is limited to unauthorized information disclosure of contact records, which is a low-severity concern compared to write, execute, or destructive operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search-contacts-advanced' and function of searching contacts 'based on combinations of advanced filters' indicates data retrieval with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs search-contacts-advanced safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and GoHighLevel MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For search-contacts-advanced, this is the rule to start with:
search-contacts-advanced 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 GoHighLevel MCP Server, apply this rule, and every search-contacts-advanced call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about search-contacts-advanced
Search contacts based on combinations of advanced filters. Documentation Link - https://doc.clickup.com/8631005/d/h/87cpx-158396/6e629989abe7fad. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GoHighLevel MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the GoHighLevel MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search-contacts-advanced: 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 GoHighLevel MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search-contacts-advanced 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 search-contacts-advanced 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 search-contacts-advanced. 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.
search-contacts-advanced is provided by the GoHighLevel MCP Server MCP server (drausal/gohighlevel-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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