search_reddit

Reddit keyword search (/v1/reddit/search, top-ranked) — a goldmine for the customer

SERVERHermoso SOURCEhttps://app.hermoso.ai/mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/hermoso/search-reddit.md

WHAT IT DOES

What search_reddit does on Hermoso

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

RISK

Why search_reddit is rated Low

This tool queries Reddit for keyword information—a standard read operation on public data. It retrieves information without modifying, deleting, executing code, or triggering financial transactions. The minimal blast radius (returns search results only) confirms low severity.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_reddit' and description 'Reddit keyword search' indicate retrieval of publicly available data with 'no side effects' (search operation).

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs search_reddit safely

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

search_reddit Allowed

search_reddit 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": {
    "search_reddit": {}
  }
}

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

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

FAQ

Questions about search_reddit

What does the search_reddit tool do? +

Reddit keyword search (/v1/reddit/search, top-ranked) — a goldmine for the customer. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Hermoso MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on search_reddit? +

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

What risk level is search_reddit? +

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

Can I rate-limit search_reddit? +

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

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

search_reddit is provided by the Hermoso MCP server (https://app.hermoso.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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