searchCatalog

Search for products by name, category, or keyword

SERVERGenkit MCP SOURCEgenkit-ai/genkit

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/firebase-genkit/searchcatalog.md

WHAT IT DOES

What searchCatalog does on Genkit MCP

AI agents call searchCatalog to retrieve information from Genkit MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why searchCatalog is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only search operation against a product catalog. It retrieves information based on search parameters but does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only retrieve catalog data, not alter it or cause external side effects.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'searchCatalog' and description states 'Search for products by name, category, or keyword' — indicating a query/retrieval operation with no data modification or destructive capability.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs searchCatalog safely

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

searchCatalog Allowed

searchCatalog 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": {
    "searchCatalog": {}
  }
}

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

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Genkit MCP, apply this rule, and every searchCatalog call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about searchCatalog

What does the searchCatalog tool do? +

Search for products by name, category, or keyword. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Genkit MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on searchCatalog? +

Register the Genkit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for searchCatalog: 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 Genkit MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is searchCatalog? +

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

Can I rate-limit searchCatalog? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the searchCatalog 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 searchCatalog completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for searchCatalog. 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 searchCatalog? +

searchCatalog is provided by the Genkit MCP server (genkit-ai/genkit). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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