search_threads_keyword
Search PUBLIC Threads posts for a keyword or topic — competitor listening, finding what people say about a product, or sourcing real customer language for ad copy. Distinct from search_threads, which reads a specific profile.
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What search_threads_keyword does on Hermoso
AI agents call search_threads_keyword 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.
Why search_threads_keyword is rated Low
This tool queries publicly available data (Threads posts) and returns results. It performs reconnaissance and research, which are Read operations. The search scope is explicitly limited to PUBLIC content, further reducing risk. No data is created, modified, or destroyed.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Search[es] PUBLIC Threads posts' — a read-only retrieval operation with 'no side effects'.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs search_threads_keyword 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_threads_keyword, this is the rule to start with:
search_threads_keyword 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 Hermoso, apply this rule, and every search_threads_keyword call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about search_threads_keyword
Search PUBLIC Threads posts for a keyword or topic — competitor listening, finding what people say about a product, or sourcing real customer language for ad copy. Distinct from search_threads, which reads a specific profile. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Hermoso MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Hermoso MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_threads_keyword: 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.
search_threads_keyword 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_threads_keyword 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_threads_keyword. 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_threads_keyword 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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