search-locations
Search Sub-Account (Formerly Location)
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What search-locations does on GoHighLevel MCP Server
AI agents call search-locations 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-locations is rated Low
This tool retrieves information about locations or sub-accounts within GoHighLevel but does not create, modify, delete, or execute external operations. However, it is rated medium severity rather than low because location/sub-account data in a business management platform could include sensitive business structure information, customer assignments, and operational details that an AI agent could misuse to gather…
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search-locations' and description 'Search Sub-Account (Formerly Location)' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification of data. The 'search' verb and reference to querying locations/sub-accounts confirms read-only functionality.
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The rule that runs search-locations 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-locations, this is the rule to start with:
search-locations 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-locations call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about search-locations
Search Sub-Account (Formerly Location). 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-locations: 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-locations 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-locations 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-locations. 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-locations 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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